OWCP 3rd Party Vendors Claims Management

Federal Workers Compensation Coffee Break · May 5, 2026 · 50m

There is recent evidence that OWCP (under the U.S. Department of Labor) has increasingly began to outsource significant portions of claims-related services for FECA (federal workers' compensation) to third-party vendors, including private companies traditionally known for state workers' compensation claims management. This is a change in the entire structure of the FECA and OWCP government division's responsibilities.

OWCP has been slowly outsourcing divisions of OWCP to outside contracts in the form of third party vendors. This began with medical bill processing (e.g., past transitions to…