The new electronic retirement system promises a faster, more accurate process, but some users are still adjusting to the ...

The Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA) encourages Army civilian employees to begin retirement planning early to ensure a ...

SF 2801 (CSRS Application for Immediate Retirement), Section F, #1 - #5 RI 92-19 (FERS Application for Deferred or Postponed Retirement), Section F for all applicants ...

Federal retirement applications will have to be electronic starting early next month, marking a step away from the government’s paper-based process for retiring workers, under which an infamous ...

Once the application is submitted (which, with the help of an attorney, can take 2 to 3 months to prepare with all the agency documentation), the OPM usually takes about 9 months to respond.

You also get an 8% yearly increase if you delay or suspend receiving benefits. “That's on top of your increase from your ...

One of DOGE’s primary targets on that front is the Office of Personnel Management’s antiquated retirement application system, which still relies on paper forms and manual processing.The system ...

The restricted application strategy, largely phased out for retirees born after January 2, 1954, remains an important tool for widows and widowers seeking to maximize their Social Security benefits.

In January 2025, OPM received over new 16,000 retirement claims and processed 6,700. January usually sees an influx of retirement applications; the month before, OPM received 5,020 and processed ...