OPM buyouts could further slow federal employee retirement processing

Article Title: OPM pension claims processing plunged again last month

Snippet of Article: "...claims backlog could also be hindered by OPM’s decision in late May to offer buyouts and early retirements to up to almost 300 employees..."

Source: www.federaltimes.com OPM pension claims backlog

$20,000 Postal Service Buyouts Offered

Article Title: USPS offers buyouts to postmasters, drops plan to close post offices

Snippet of Article: "...Under heavy pressure from Congress, the U.S. Postal Service is shelving plans to close up to 3,700 post offices and instead will offer $20,000 buyouts to..."

Source: Postal Newsgroup

Los Alamos National Laboratory buyouts on the way

Article Title: Los Alamos Residents Brace for Layoffs at Lab

Snippet of Article: "...need to lay off up to 11 percent of its 7,600 permanent employees, a target that officials hope can be reached through volunteers. On Thursday, the lab’s director, Charles F. McMillan, met with employees to explain the terms of buyouts..."

Source: www.nytimes.com Federal Employee Buyouts, Early Retirements,

More early retirement and buyouts for Agriculture Department

Article Title: The 2013 budget request: agency by agency

Snippet of Article: "...started closing 260 offices this year, plans to further use early retirement and buyouts to eliminate 900 more positions in 2013. Budget cuts forced..."

Source: www.federaltimes.com Early Retirements, Federal Employee Buyouts,

2011 Buyout Figures / Early Retirements

Article Title: GPO Reports Results of Buyouts / Early Outs

Snippet of Article: "...GPO offered buyouts and early outs to the agency's employees during the second half of calendar year 2011 as a result of overall Government cutbacks and projected reductions in appropriated funding. The buyout..."

Source: whattheythink.com

Federal Employee Buyout for the federal National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

Article Title: NREL offers voluntary buyouts to employees

Snippet of Article: "...Masson said the lab currently doesn’t have plans to start forced layoffs if enough people don’t take the voluntary buyout, which includes provisions for severance pay and medical benefits...."

Source: www.bizjournals.com Federal Employee Buyout

Army Material Command offers buyouts

Article Title: Buyouts beginning at Army

Snippet of Article: "...Army Materiel Command today said it is offering $25,000 buyouts to 33 civilian employees in its headquarters..."

Source: Federal Retirement News Army Materiel Command, Federal Employee Buyouts, Federal Employee Early Retirement, Voluntary Erarly Retirement Federal Retirement News