Federal retirement claims backlog at lowest point in 2026
OPM says, on average, paper-based claims took 156 days to process. Michele Sandiford August 11, 2026 1:41 pm…
Federal retirement processing times are slowing down
OPM’s retirement claim inventory in June was the lowest it’s been all year, coming in at just under…
OPM sees 12,000 new retirement claims in April
Currently, digital retirement claims are also being processed in about two-thirds the time of traditional paper applications. Michele…
Federal retirement numbers continue to rise
Federal retirement numbers continue to rise The Office of Personnel Management’s retirement inventory is now closing in on…
Federal retirement claims drop in September
Federal retirement claims drop in September The current retirement claims backlog is at 23,500, which dropped for the…
Federal retirement claim processing times increase
Federal retirement claim processing times increase OPM’s backlog of retirement claims dropped by 2,000 to 24,300. Michele Sandiford…