FERS

OPM Launches Historic Fully Online Retirement Application System Across Federal Government

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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.

OPM: Implementing the President’s DOGE Initiative for a Modernized, Efficient, and Expedient Retirement Process

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After 35+ years of failed modernization attempts, OPM has announced that, as of June 2, they are replacing their 65+ year old paper process with an all digital alternative.

NAPS: House Oversight Committee Approves $50.9 Billion in Federal-Postal Retirement Cuts

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The cuts to the postal and federal workforce total about $50.9 billion over the next decade.

NALC: Federal Retirement Fairness Act reintroduced in House

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Over 65 percent of current letter carriers began their USPS careers as casuals, transitional employees (TEs) or city carrier assistants (CCAs), all of which are non-career positions.

Rep. Connolly Reintroduces Equal COLA Act to Bring Parity to Federal Retirement Systems

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The Equal COLA Act is endorsed by the following organizations: The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), the Federal Managers Association (FMA), the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE), the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE), the National Federation of Federal Employees (NFFE), and the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).