On Tuesday, April 16th, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the upcoming departure of Directo Kiran Ahuja. Director Ahuja, the longest serving Director in over 10 years, as well as the first South Asian and first Asian American woman to lead the agency, said “From my time as a civil rights lawyer in the Department of Justice, to my years as OPM’s chief of staff, I’ve seen the power that public service has to change lives, rebuild communities and make our nation stronger. We have accomplished so much these last three years at OPM, but I am most proud of the friendships and bonds we built together in public service.”  

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security held a critical hearing on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO) on April 16, the second hearing this Congress focused on these issues. With 318 cosponsors for the bill to repeal WEP and GPO in the House, and continued committee attention, momentum is building to address these longstanding issues.

On April 16, 2024, NARFE National President, William “Bill” Shackleford sent a letter to the Committee on Appropriations, requesting support for federal employees and retirees in the fiscal year 2025 (FY25) Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriations bill.