However, opting for early retirement comes with a 30% reduction in monthly benefits. ... Despite this reduction, if all ...

It's convenient and easy to apply online for your Social Security benefits. Open a secure my Social Security account and take it from there. Read on to learn how.

The Office of Personnel Management announced last week that it will roll out a new “paperless” retirement application for use across the federal government next month. But experts warn the ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced last week that it will roll out a new “paperless” retirement application for use across the federal government next month. This initiative is ...

If you hadn’t given much thought to retirement before receiving the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" email on Jan. 28, you may be in for a few surprises—not all of them pleasant.

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 ...

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 ...

A measure enacted Thursday by Gov. Josh Green that reduces by nearly half the retirement benefits for future judges comes at ...

Application retirement is the process of phasing out obsolete software applications that are no longer necessary, supported, or cost-effective.

While OPM’s retirement application processing system remains largely paper-based, the agency is also working on an online retirement application pilot that could launch later this year. An online ...

During the TRS retirement application process, please request copies of TRS 25 - Service Retirement Estimate, the first page of TRS 30 - Application for Service Retirement, and/or TRS 32 - Retirement ...

As you begin the application process, keep in mind that Social Security payments will not start immediately. “You should generally file for benefits at least two months before you want to start ...