I have been busy the last few weeks working for Headquarters retirement department handling hundreds of calls about their 1099R’s and their NAA (Notice of Annuity Adjustment). OPM is attempting to send out these notifications by email only and yet no one has agreed to this.

 

      When I accessed my online account, I discovered that the default setting was to get these by email. I had to make a change to receive the 1099R by US Mail. Anyone trying to reach OPM at 888-767-6738 at any hour of the day has been unable to get through.

 

      I am encouraging everyone who calls in to call your congressional representative and tell them you never agreed to receive these forms by email and that when you try to call “our” federal agency (OPM) the Office of Personnel Management no one can get through to them. This is the second complaint for our elected officials and maybe if they get enough phone calls, we can initiate some action.

 

      The message to send is completed by sending an email to retire@opm.gov and you will need to include your CSA (Civil Service Annuity) number as well as your name, address, and phone number and the explanation that you do not have email access, have never created a “Login.gov” account and would like to receive ALL future 1099R’s and NAA’s via US Mail. Let’s restore these notifications where they belong with our US Postal Service!

 

      Our annual COLA for this year amounted to 2.8% for CSRS and 2.0% for FERS retirees. We must urge Congress to pass the Equal Cola Act (HR 491 and S624) so that our FERS retirees will make the same cola as their CSRS brothers and sisters. We are equally affected by the same inflation and should be compensated the same for said inflation. Make the call and visit the NALC Legislative Action Center to easily notify your representatives by phone, by email, or by phone call.