EconSys worked with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to collect and evaluate data from a statistically valid sample of veterans participating in the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Chapter 31 Program. Section 334 of the 2008 Veterans’ Benefits …
Despite ongoing efforts to modernize, federal agencies still perform a large volume of manual data entry and paperwork. The result is a systemic slowdown in processes that can lead to longer wait time for retirement applications. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) …
Addressing Gaps in Federal Retirement Processing with IT Modernization Read more →
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released its monthly report outlining progress against the backlog of new retirement applications and their processing time for July. After two consecutive months of increases, the number of applications in the backlog remained largely unchanged with …
Outstanding Retirement Claims with OPM Mostly Unchanged in July Read more →
EconSys worked with The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) on its Orthotic and Prosthetic Services (OPS) program. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) had recently released reports identifying several issues that OPS needed to address to …
Project Synopsis: Multi-Step Workforce Planning for the Veteran’s Health Administration Read more →
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is responsible for more than 100,000 retirement applications every year. Their goal is to process each application within 60 days of receiving it, but according to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, they struggled between 2014 …
GAO Recommendations to Close Federal Retirement Processing Gaps Read more →
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently released its monthly report summarizing the number of new retirement applications received and processed and the average processing time through June. For the second month, the number of applications received increased and the …
Number of Outstanding Retirement Claims with OPM Grows 7% in June Read more →
EconSys assisted the Women’s Bureau of the Department of Labor (DOL) in developing new technology to more efficiently create, update, and share key monthly data updates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The widget replaces old methodologies of manually …
Project Synopsis: Labor Statistics Widget for The Women’s Bureau Read more →
Retirement processing delays can occur for many reasons. Some of these delays can be sourced to HR’s use of inefficient and incomplete retirement software systems and an inability to clearly and rapidly communicate retirement information to employees using the most up-to-date technology. Many …
Software Inefficiencies that Cause Retirement Processing Delays Read more →
Retirement information includes a lot of paperwork and frequent communication. Using the latest technology, most of this paperwork can be completed electronically, and will be instantaneously transmitted between HR and the employee. Additionally, a modern software system will have a communication venue built in …
How Modern Federal Retirement Software Addresses Communication Inefficiencies Read more →
Federal HR processes are unique in many ways from the private sector. Not only due to the sheer size of some agencies and the diversity of the different types and structures of organizations in government, but specific requirements that apply …
