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In reply to the discussion: My husband is a retired Federal worker. Retired as a GS14 He received a letter today from the Office of Personnel [View all]debm55
(61,036 posts)6. There was no letter just a printout of his first year on retirement, After reading on here about making copies we made
copies of my SS and my husband's went to the Portal for government employes. and printed them. Is there even anyone at the OPM? We have no idea why it was sent the OPM ,ORP website is not open
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My husband is a retired Federal worker. Retired as a GS14 He received a letter today from the Office of Personnel [View all]
debm55
Feb 2025
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We don;t know . He can't anyone to answer the phone. 2017 is the year he retired It lists a lower amount because He
debm55
Feb 2025
#2
No cover letter. Just a print out of the start of his retirement.--pension, benifits.etc.
debm55
Feb 2025
#5
Does the phone just ring or is there a message to press this or press that number?
peacebuzzard
Feb 2025
#7
Just rings he was on the phone for two hours. He went to the web site and it was down.
debm55
Feb 2025
#17
Call your Senator and/or Representative. All offices have a caseworker to help in these
allegorical oracle
Feb 2025
#30
There was no letter just a printout of his first year on retirement, After reading on here about making copies we made
debm55
Feb 2025
#6
this is with just the first year of the retirement. Through all of the years of COLAs he is getting I.000 ,more I not
debm55
Feb 2025
#32
No letter just his paper of the money he received since 2017. He worked at the Dept of the Interior--Bureau of Mines,
debm55
Feb 2025
#18
You got that right. Also pay a higher rate for all " bennies." Just asked my husband and he was a GS14
debm55
Feb 2025
#16
My husband did not pay into SS as when he started working there no Feds got SS. They had their own pension and was at a
debm55
Feb 2025
#21
My husband is recovering from Malignant Prostrate Cancer, he is depressed with that and now this.
debm55
Feb 2025
#22
He still gets letters from the Union. We don;t know if that would be an advocacy group. But he spent 40 years of his
debm55
Feb 2025
#23
Thank you , we will take turns on the speaker phone waiting for someone to pick up, tomorrow. as he had a cancer group
debm55
Feb 2025
#24
Thank you , I taught in Catholic schools all my 40 years of teaching. Rich has completed 8 weeks of radiation in
debm55
Feb 2025
#35