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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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