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Group of current and former OPM directors and deputy directors attend CHCO Council 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony — Group of current and former OPM directors and deputy directors attend CHCO Council 20th anniversary celebration and awards ceremony. From left to right: Former OPM Deputy Director Michael Rigas, Former OPM Director Dan Blair, Former OPM Director Janice LaChance, Former OPM Acting Director Kathie Whipple, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja, Former OPM Director Jeff Pon. Photo courtesy of the Office of Personnel Management.

Hiring/Retention

The CHCO Council's role is growing, but major recruitment and retention challenges remain

OPM is trying to give CHCOs more opportunities to offer feedback on planned policy changes, as long-standing federal recruitment challenges endure.

Workforce

OPM bill advances after testy debate, perhaps a foreboding sign for future reform efforts

Workforce

First Look OPM will reassume full control over CHCO Council, with efforts to elevate human capital group underway

Workforce

OPM ready to 'close the chapter' on the merger, chart new path forward

Federal Report

Six challenges Biden's new OPM nominee will face

Workforce

Tale of 2 agendas: Trump's signature workforce policies are gone, but others may stick

Management

With an election in the air, government still needs to operate

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OPM Reorganization

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

The Office of Personnel Management headquarters in Washington, D.C. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Workforce

Budget shortfalls obstruct needed improvements across OPM, IG says

OPM Reorganization

Updated: GSA management over OPM building would cost the agency millions, IG says

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Workforce

Recent employee reorganizations raise questions about OPM-GSA merger, union says

An American flag flies above the White House, Sunday, July 19, 2020, in Washington, a day after it flew at half-staff in remembrance of Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Workforce

Federal human capital — including OPM — need a sweeping overhaul, affinity groups say

People

Trump taps HUD appointee to be new OPM director

Defense Secretary Mark Esper speaks during a briefing on counternarcotics operations at U.S. Southern Command, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal Newscast

Defense Sec. bans photographs being used when considering promotions

A MTA employee, wears a mask to protect against coronavirus, waits in the conductors area of a subway car as NYPD and MTA officers wake up sleeping passengers and direct them to the exits at the 207th Street A-train station, Thursday, April 30, 2020, in the Manhattan borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Federal Newscast

EPA wants to help cities keep their transit systems clean

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Pay

House appropriators stay silent on federal pay for 2021

Triana McNeil, GAO, Government Accountability Office

Agency Oversight

How the White House could have improved its reform measures

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Reorganization

GAO looked for more details on the OPM-GSA merger but came up mostly empty-handed

FILE- This March 11, 2019 file photo, shows the north entrance of the Trump International in Washington. A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by members of Congress that charged that President Donald Trump has illegally profited off the presidency. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)

Federal Newscast

Trump organization asks for rent reduction and Congress has questions

OPM, HR QSMO, security clearance

Workforce

With the contract finalized, NAPA's congressionally-mandated OPM study is underway

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Workforce

Cabaniss resigns as OPM director

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OPM Reorganization

OPM-GSA merger may be on hold, but administration wants to spend $70M on it next year

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Unions

Despite last year's victories, familiar challenges resurface for AFGE in 2020