OPM’s retirement application pile remains large as the year draws to a close

By Tammy Flanagan – December 11, 2025 As 2025 is winding down and many federal employees are in the transition period between federal employment and retirement. There are thousands of employees who have entered retirement since the Fork in the Road began the process of massive federal downsizing but have not yet begun to receive their full … Read more

OPM: Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Plan Brochures for 2026

Plan brochures are the official statements of benefits for plans offered through the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program.

Postal Bulletin: Open Season 2025 – Invest in You. Your Benefits. Your Choice.

Open Season is here! This is your once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your Postal Service™ bene\uFB01ts. Open Season begins on November 10, 2025, and ends on December 8, 2025.

OPM Announces 2025 Open Season – November 10 through December 8

“During Open Season, we want to give enrollees the opportunity to review their coverage, compare coverage options, and make the choice that is right for them,”

USPS OIG: Independent Report on Employee Benefits Submitted to OPM

September 2, 2025 To accomplish our objective, we applied the agreed-upon procedures described in Attachment A to the payroll periods ended September 6, 2024, and March 7, 2025, coinciding with the Supplemental Semiannual Headcount Report for September 2024 and March 2025 and to the enrollment information submitted. We randomly selected another payroll period, ending February 7, 2025, … Read more

OPM Launches Historic Fully Online Retirement Application System Across Federal Government

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

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.

NALC: The PSHBP/FEHBP transition and your Jan. 17 paycheck

Please note that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) reports that there will be a delay in processing some PSHB participants’ change of enrollment forms (Form 2809).