Margaret Weichert
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The Office of Personnel Management said an IT outage impacted significant programs and mission for multiple hours last week. But a government source said the incident has been dramatized to make the case for the proposed OPM-GSA merger.
July 16, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Bureau of Land Management is setting up new headquarters out west.
July 16, 2019 -
Agencies will develop specific workforce fund plans for the 2021 budget passback, which should detail how they'll reward employees who have in-demand skills or have made special contributions to their agencies.
July 15, 2019 -
In a letter to acting OPM Director Margaret Weichert, Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) questioned why the administration didn't warn Congress earlier about the agency's coming financial challenges.
July 10, 2019 -
House Democrats joined members of the American Federation of Government Employees on Tuesday to rally against the Trump administration's proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration. Congress on Tuesday also began debate over an appropriations bill that would block the OPM-GSA merger.
June 25, 2019 -
Employees at the Office of Personnel Management may face administrative furloughs if Congress doesn't advance the Trump administration's proposal to merge the agency with the General Services Administration, or if lawmakers can't pass permanent 2020 funding by the end of the fiscal year.
June 19, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management has submitted three legislative proposals designed to help agencies implement longer probationary periods and hire more student interns.
June 13, 2019 -
As lawmakers return to Capitol Hill to continue appropriations discussions this coming week, the Trump administration's proposed OPM-GSA merger will be the elephant in the room.
May 31, 2019 -
At this point, any legislative movement to authorize dismantling OPM is most likely dead in the water. The real question is what Congress and the administration will do next.
May 23, 2019 -
As part of the Trump administration's broad efforts to reskill the federal workforce, the Office of Personnel Management has new a toolkit and playbook for agencies to tackle the unknown.
May 23, 2019 -
Margaret Weichert, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, acknowledged Tuesday the administration may need more time to carry out the proposed merger with the General Services Administration.
May 22, 2019 -
The Trump administration will face tough questions Tuesday as the House Oversight and Reform Government Operations Subcommittee reviews the proposed merger of the Office of Personnel with the General Services Administration.
May 20, 2019 -
The Office of Personnel Management will begin using the General Services Administration's Centers of Excellence initiative in attempt to modernize OPM's legacy IT systems -- and advance pieces of the Trump administration's proposed reorganization.
May 17, 2019 -
The Trump administration has announced more details behind its proposed reorganization of the Office of Personnel Management, a week before the plan is scheduled to receive more intense congressional scrutiny before the House Oversight and Reform Government Operations Subcommittee.
May 14, 2019 -
The Trump administration has confirmed that the Office of Personnel Management will operate on shaky financial ground after the security clearance business moves to the Pentagon later this year. It's that financial uncertainty that's prompting the administration to actively push for OPM reorganization.
May 14, 2019