Federal retirements have surged significantly this year, largely due to policies of President Donald Trump’s administration and its Department of Government Efficiency, which is tasked with slashing government spending.

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The Office of Personnel Management is working through a backlog of retirement claims, which are taking much longer to process. OPM said the average processing time was 76 days in September, up from 70 days in August and 59 days in July.

It’s leaving retirees in limbo as they wait for their pension checks

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