Some Civil Service Retirees Subject to 'Catch 62' Are Not Being Identified

In reviewing the "Catch 62" provision of the civil service retirement system whereby military service performed after 1956 cannot be credited for both civil service and social security retirement benefits, GAO identified some administrative problems which could be readily corrected. Under current law, if a civil service retiree becomes eligible for social security benefits at age 62, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is to recompute the civil service annuity and exclude any military service after December 31, 1956, from the annuity computation.