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Retirement Claims Backlog Inches Back Up
The retirement claims backlog inched back up in July, after the Office of Personnel Management reduced the number of outstanding applications to its lowest point in years in June. OPM received 9,101 new retirement applications in July, over 1,000 more than expected. The backlog is now at 13,620 claims – 1,229 more claims than in June. Still, OPM reported that the percent of retirement claims processed in 60 days or less increased slightly between June and July: from 77.3 percent to 77.9 percent….Read More
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