OPM offers incentives for healthcare and insurance employees to leave before Open Season
The Office of Personnel Management is giving many employees in its healthcare and insurance division another chance to…
House Democrats deepen investigation into federal retirement delays
Updated Monday afternoon to include comments from OPM. House Democrats are doubling down on their investigation into the…
Ex-VOA employees challenge last year’s buyout and retirement offers
A group of former U.S. Agency for Global Media employees on Monday asked the Merit Systems Protection Board…
Federal employee retirement applications hit another record high
In February, another 31,000 retirement claims entered the Office of Personnel Management’s systems. Michele Sandiford March 9, 2026…
Lawmakers call for more federal workforce details in latest spending ‘minibus’
Congress is seeking more in-depth information on staffing numbers, federal contracts, remote work agreements and other federal workforce…
House Democrats question OPM on retirement processing delays
House Democrats are pressing the Office of Personnel Management for answers on how the agency is addressing abnormally…
‘In the dark:’ Retiring federal employees face major delays
Editor’s Note: Over the last four months, Federal News Network has conducted more than 20 interviews, reviewed dozens…
OPM’s retirement backlog skyrockets as deferred resignees begin offboarding
The federal government’s backlog of pending retirement claims hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last month,…
A new retirement system promises modernization, but it’s creating more questions than answers
Eric White We’re talking about the new ORA system or I guess, is it ORA system? I’ll let…
Federal retirement meets shutdown risk on the same day — what could go wrong?
Terry Gerton Well, it is September 30th, so there’s a lot happening in all of the air around…
Federal employee RIFs can still happen in a government shutdown, OPM says
After the Trump administration encouraged agencies to conduct further reductions in force, the Office of Personnel Management is…
10,000 employees are resigning in September. Here’s the list
By Leah Rosenbaum The War Horse It’s been six months since a now-infamous email presented millions of federal workers with a…