Democratic lawmakers are pressing OPM for answers on how it plans to address delays in federal retirement processing, amid a major application surge this year.

In a letter to House Democrats, OPM Director Scott Kupor touted the benefits of a new online platform in streamlining the federal retirement process.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Federal retirement applications will have to be electronic starting early next month, marking a step away from the government’s ...

The first sign of major layoffs occurred in February, when nearly 25,000 probationary workers were laid off. Since then, a ...

I recently heard from a federal worker on whether to accept another unexpected offer to resign. Much like the deferred resignation program that dropped in a Jan. 28 email with “Fork in the Road” in ...

This year has been tough for many who work for the government as President Donald Trump kept his pledge to shrink the federal workforce. Just before Election Day 2024, the federal workforce employed ...

There are many changes coming to retirement benefits and planning in 2026. Here’s a list covering the significant changes.

March 20, 2025 - The government's employee buyout program — announced on Jan. 28, 2025, and offering virtually all government employees a deferred resignation during which employees would "retain all ...

The Trump administration has unleashed a barrage of executive orders, policy initiatives and federal workforce layoffs. One thread that explains at least some of the administration’s actions is its ...