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Divide over Schedule F reveals deeper need for federal workforce reform, Partnership says

Former Trump administration officials said the now-revoked Schedule F executive order would improve federal workforce accountability, while a leader at the Partnership for Public Service shared ideas for better, more meaningful workforce reforms.

People

President nominates new OPM deputy director

Hiring/Retention

Senate legislation seeks to expand early-career pipeline for federal service

Benefits

New annual leave carryover policy now in effect for federal employees, OPM says

Federal Newscast

Va. congressman wants to know vaccination plans for federal employees

Pay

Locality pay remains stable and GS system is still broken, says pay agent

Hiring/Retention

What it will take for agencies to implement Trump's federal hiring EO

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OPM Reorganization

OPM tells workforce the merger with GSA is off, but new concerns arise

Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

Workforce

House Democrats demand immediate stop to Schedule F executive order

Workforce

In implementing recent hiring EO, OPM review reveals popular federal jobs

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Workforce

Agencies are rethinking performance management in the pandemic era too

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Workforce

Feds are still struggling to balance work and childcare. But there's a program that could help.

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Pay & Benefits

Vague OMB guidance on payroll tax deferral leaves many questions unanswered

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Workforce

First Look After multiple delays, Connolly troubled by 'apparent mishandling' of employee viewpoint survey

People

Trump taps HUD appointee to be new OPM director

FILE - In this Spet. 18, 2019, file photo, the headquarters of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington. A Trump administration proposal to roll back environmental reviews for big projects is drawing heavy objections from African American and Latino communities. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Federal Newscast

EPA inspector general takes close look at reopening plans

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Pay & Benefits

For many federal employees, health and retirement benefits are what's keeping them on the job

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Hiring/Retention

New Trump EO urges agencies to prioritize skills over college degrees in federal hiring

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Benefits

OPM will allow certain federal employees to hold on to unused annual leave during pandemic

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People

Trump's original pick to lead OPM is now a senior agency adviser

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Workforce

Governors warn Trump administration not to reopen federal offices too soon

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Workforce

OPM reopens Combined Federal Campaign to support coronavirus response

A workman walks through the empty corridors of the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill as lawmakers negotiate on the emergency coronavirus response legislation, in Washington, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Workforce

White House details how agencies should call back federal employees, resume 'normal' operations