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

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 part of ...

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

Scott Kupor, President Donald Trump's nominee to be director of the Office of Personnel Management, speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has renewed its offer of deferred resignations, telling employees that they must respond by April 30 to qualify. VA Secretary Doug Collins wrote in an ...

Can Social Security benefits be garnished? The answer is a definite no in some situations, but in others, it becomes a distinct possibility. Ultimately, it depends on who’s doing the garnishing.

The once-obscure Office of Personnel Management, essentially the human resources department of the federal government, is now ground zero for Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash ...