OPM Sets Retirement Claims Processing Record for 2012
According to its latest monthly report, the number of retirement claims processed by the Office of Personnel Management processed was the most in a single month so far in 2012.
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OPM Planning to Segregate ‘Healthy’ Retirement Packages to Address Backlog
OPM plans to segregate “healthy” retirement cases from those that need more information to speed up retirement processing.
Federal Circuit Stresses Security Removal Options Over MSPB
In a landmark case (Berry v. Conyers), the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals tells Agencies that if an employee no longer is able to hold a “sensitive” position, the removal is not subject to “Adverse Action” rules or appealable to MSPB. While the principle is not new, the Court decision begs the question of why Agencies don’t use this flexibility more often.
Full Annuity Payments – How Fast?
FedSmith.com recently polled our users to see how long it took recent retirees to receive their full annuity payments. Here are the results.
Aligning Agencies’ Customer Service with the Private Sector
Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Ron Johnson (R-WI) have introduced legislation to establish, monitor and improve customer service delivery across federal agencies.
OPM Increases Hiring of Workers with Disabilities
The Office of Personnel Management announced in a recent report that hiring of federal workers with disabilities by the government is at a 20 year high.
Misgivings about OPM’s Role in ObamaCare
Can the Office of Personnel Management successfully manage the nation’s health care exchanges?
Life Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the FEGLI
The author outlines different kinds of life insurance available, considerations to make in deciding whether to purchase life insurance, and how the Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) option fits into the decision.
The Trouble With OPM
OPM could alleviate a great deal of the suffering and complaints by paying a higher proportion of the agency estimate when a federal employee retires. The agency chooses not to do this, thus ensuring the complaints continue.
Back to the Future: OPM and the Federal Employee Retirement Tsunami
In a “back to the future” moment, OPM has announced a new effort to get rid of its retirement backlog. How? By hiring more people and creating higher production standards.
