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Points of Contact

For further information on the procedural requirements for taking furlough actions and the rights and entitlements which accrue to employees in a furlough status, agency human resources specialists may contact the following OPM offices. (Please note that these contacts may not be available during a furlough that affects OPM.) Employees must contact their agency human resources office for information.

• For information on taking furloughs under 5 CFR Part 752 (Adverse Actions), contact Employee Relations, (202) 606-2930 or email at plr@opm.gov.
• For information on labor relations aspects of furlough, contact Partnership and Labor Relations, (202) 606-2930 or email at plr@opm.gov.
• For information on reduction in force, details, and outside employment during furlough, contact Hiring Policy, (202) 606-0960 or email at employ@opm.gov.
• For information on pay and leave issues, contact Pay and Leave, (202) 606-2858, or email at pay-leave-policy@opm.gov.
• For information on furloughing SES appointees, contact the Executive Resources and Employee Development, (202) 606-8046 or email at sespolicy@opm.gov.
• For information on performance management issues of furlough, contact the Performance Management and Awards, (202) 606-2720 or email at perform-mgmt@opm.gov.
• For information on retirement, health benefits, and life insurance issues, contact the Retirement Counselor or Insurance Officer for your agency. A list of agency benefits officers is available at: http://apps.opm.gov/abo. Benefit officers may contact the Benefits Officers Training and Development, (202) 606-0788 or email at benefits@opm.gov , for retirement issues, or the Insurance Policy and Information Division, (202) 606-0191 or email at fegli@opm.gov for health benefits and life insurance issues.
• For information on documentation of furlough actions, contact Records Management, (202) 606-4415 or email at fedstats@opm.gov.