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Federal Employees Update
January 16, 2026

Several agencies have announced new Reductions-in-Force. We are once again looking at a deadline for a budget deal.

OPM has rolled out ORA (Online Retirement Applications) that agencies are now using. This has largely restored the processing timeframe after the delay from 2025’s mass exodus. Be sure to check with your OHR to determine the preferred timeframe for you to initiate a retirement application at your agency.

If you have any specific retirement-related questions, please reach out to me.

Ilene

ilene@dssfinancial.com       

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