After decades of federal service, some retirees say their retirement checks still haven’t arrived. Former IRS employees Karen Atchison and Tracy Hinnant retired through the federal government’s Deferred Resignation Program, expecting their retirement benefits to begin within weeks. Months later, they say they’ve received no annuity payments and no accrued leave checks, leaving many retirees struggling to cover basic expenses. According to the Office of Personnel Management, more than 112,000 fed