In This Issue Legislative Outreach Agency Outreach Get Involved At These Events! What's Affecting Feds? | FMA Washington Report: June 7, 2024 OPM Retirement Backlog at 8-Year Low The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced its current retirement backlog is down to its lowest level since May 2016. There are 14,035 outstanding retirement claims, a reduction of 13 percent since April. Interestingly, there were 14,035 outstanding retirement claims in May 2016, as well. Data show OPM received 6,751 new claims in May 2024, a decrease of 150 from April, and processed nearly 8,800 in the month, resulting in the lowest backlog in eight years. To view the June 2024 retirement processing stats, click here. |
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