OPM’s Backlog Of Pending Federal Retirement Cases Hits Record Low

Pending retirement cases at the Office of Personnel Management hit the lowest point in at least two years last month, though the average retiree still needs to wait upward of two months for an application to clear.

OPM’s inventory has fallen steadily for five straight months following a surge in retirements cases in January. Still, the agency is about 3,000 cases above its target goal of 13,000 cases pending at any given time.

The office has maintained momentum after the annual spikes in retirements that occur at the beginning of each year, indicating that the tiger teams and use of overtime that OPM leveraged in recent months may be working to cut down a backlog that rose to more than 36,000 cases last year. Click HERE to read more.

Citation: Federal Times, Molly Weisner

Published, 7/6/23