Sequester forces OPM to cut pension overtime

Federal Times: The Office of Personnel Management announced Monday it has suspended all overtime for its employees working on processing federal retirees’ pensions.

In a blog post, Associate Director of Retirement Services Ken Zawodny said the steep budget cuts known as the sequester forced OPM to suspend overtime for employees in his division. Zawodny also said OPM will reduce its call center hours by nearly three hours each weekday to save money. The overtime suspension took effect Sunday, and OPM did not say when overtime might be resumed.

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