{"id":18490,"date":"2018-05-09T19:44:15","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T19:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/05\/09\/congressman-calls-out-opm-targeting-of-feds-retirement-benefits\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:49:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:49:59","slug":"congressman-calls-out-opm-targeting-of-feds-retirement-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2018\/05\/09\/congressman-calls-out-opm-targeting-of-feds-retirement-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressman slams OPM for targeting fed benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, wrote to Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon May 9, 2018, to express \u201cstrong opposition\u201d to a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/05\/07\/opm-is-out-to-cut-retirement-benefits\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\"> recent letter in which the director proposed sweeping cuts<\/a> and increased contributions to federal employee retirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFederal employees are the cornerstone of an effective and efficient federal government. Our country relies on these talented men and women to perform critical duties across all sectors of government, from national security and healthcare to economic expansion and infrastructure development,\u201d Turner wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turner\u2019s opposition as a Republican is notable, as Democrats have traditionally held a strong line against cutting federal employee benefits in order to balance the budget. Pon\u2019s legislative proposals would likely require fairly unified Republican support to pass into actual legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a news release on the letter of opposition, Turner\u2019s district contains 30,000 federal employees that would likely be impacted by the proposed changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turner took particular issue with aspects of OPM\u2019s proposals that would impact current employees and retirees, such as increases in retirement contributions for current employees and the elimination of cost-of-living adjustments for all current and future retirees under the Federal Employee Retirement System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis breaks a promise to current federal employees and retirees. We should not arbitrarily make changes to policies that families have planned their lives around, particularly when it affects current retirees with limited ability to make up for unanticipated reductions in estimated income,\u201d wrote Turner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pon justified the proposed changes as bringing the government more in line with private sector practices, though some have argued that prospective employees are attracted to the government over the private sector <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/hr\/2017\/12\/26\/motivated-by-mission\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">due to more generous retirement packages.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn order to \u2018recruit, retain and honor a world-class workforce to serve the American people\u2019 as OPM seeks, the federal government must maintain a competitive benefits package befitting such a workforce. 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