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When will I get my welcome to retirement letter from OPM?
The federal employee retirement backlog shot back up in January, snapping a four-month streak of steadily shrinking caseloads.
By Reg Jones
Rising veteran disability claims could burn out VA staff
The Veterans Benefits Administration is on pace to set a new record this year for processing disability cases.
VA plans ‘week of action’ to highlight new toxic exposure benefits
The move builds on months of efforts to publicize health care and disability payouts available through the PACT Act.
How ‘MacGyver’ magic can get Taiwan its Harpoon defenses faster
The horrible events in Ukraine since February offer a painful reminder regarding the costs of procrastination.
By Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.), Bradley Bowman and Ryan Brobst
Federal labor nominees promise to tackle case backlog, understaffing
Fewer employees and a lack of top-level leadership resulted in cases piling up at the Federal Labor Relations Authority.
By Jessie Bur
Empty federal employment board gets one step closer to full membership
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee voted Oct. 6 to move forward on three nominations to the Merit Systems Protection Board.
By Jessie Bur
How merit board nominees plan to address the ever-growing backlog
The backlog of more than 3,000 cases at the Merit Systems Protection Board could take years to clear, if and when the Senate confirms any members.
By Jessie Bur
OPM nominee: better technology is necessary to ‘honor’ retirees
Nominee to head the Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja envisions the best way to improve the backlog of retirement processing is turning to digital.
By Jessie Bur
Agency watchdogs lack protection and resources to fulfill missions
Inspectors general often lack the staff, influence and protection from political interference to fully accomplish their missions of uncovering waste, fraud and abuse.
By Jessie Bur
Biden fills long-vacant labor investigative position
The appointment will allow the Federal Labor Relations Authority's Office of General Counsel to prosecute unfair labor charges for the first time in over three years.
By Jessie Bur
Security clearance reforms: our nation depends on it
Recent actions have dramatically reduced the backlog for investigations needed to grant security clearances. However, increases in the number of completed investigations created a whole new backlog in the next step of the process.
By David J. Berteau, Professional Services Council