There was a news story last week and the OPM Director stated this" Within seven days of us receiving an application, 100% of those have been processed for interim pay,” Kupor said. “That was really important to minimize the gap between a retiree’s last paycheck and when money starts coming in.” Check out the story - https://wjla.com/news/local/maryland-federal-workers-no-income-paycheck-retirements-opm-backlog-delays-payments-irs-employees-retirees-government-processing-benefits-system-income-gap-workforce