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

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 ...

RI 92-19 (FERS Application for Deferred or Postponed Retirement), Section F for all applicants All applicants must elect one option in this section of the application.

Y ou can conveniently track the status of your retirement or disability Social Security application through your my Social Security account. Upon logging in, navigate to the "Your Benefit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The federal government’s HR agency’s work on improving the retirement application process for federal workers led to the agency shattering yet another longstanding record last month.

You likely know that if you wait until full retirement age to collect your Social Security benefits, you'll receive 100% of your benefits. But if you decide to wait until age 70 to retire, you'll ...

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 ...