May 12, 2025
Washington, D.C. — In a landmark move to modernize federal services, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the full rollout of the federal government’s first-ever fully digital retirement application system. Beginning June 2, 2025, all new federal retirement applications must be submitted electronically, marking the end of an inefficient, paper-based process that has persisted for generations.

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