GAO looks at OPM’s backlog of federal retirement benefit requests

It's a ritual of federal retirement: You retire, you get part of your pension while OPM takes months to figure out what you are really owed.

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It’s a forever ritual of federal retirement: You retire, you get part of your pension while the Office of Personnel Management takes a few months to figure out what you are really owed. Now the Government Accountability Office has looked at the ongoing backlog and has some recommendations. GAO’s managing director for strategic issues, Yvonne Jones, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more.

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