With so many currently heading for the exit, it’s a good time for federal employees to improve their understanding of the retirement process.

A look at common retirement-processing snags, what causes delays and where OPM’s newer systems fit into the picture.

The Office of Personnel Management handles retirement paperwork for the entire federal government out of an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania. The process is set to be overhauled by Elon Musk’s ...

More than 750 workers have resigned with incentives, and more than 150 others have resigned without. The agency has also laid off 129 people. By Eileen Sullivan Reporting from Washington The Office of ...