Office of Personnel Management

DOJ employees detail ‘excruciating’ IVF costs, push for more FEHB coverage

FEHB carriers already cover some costs of IVF-related drugs. But employee testimonials show many feds still have to pay the “lion’s share” out of pocket.

Benefits

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OPM introduces new IT pilot to improve customer experience

Artificial Intelligence

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There’s a catch in USPS insurance program for Medicare-eligible retirees

Open Season

Amid political leadership vacancies, calls for SES reform continue to rise

SES

‘We need to do more’ to close gender-based pay gap, OPM says

Pay

Blue-collar federal pay reform heading toward rulemaking process

Pay

OPM to lift pause on FSAFEDS enrollments in August

Pay & Benefits

A lot is changing in the way the government does human resources

Workforce

security clearance, federal jobs,Reclassifying Marijuana DEA

‘DOOBIE’ Act looks to ease security clearance restrictions on past marijuana use

Intelligence Community

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‘An extraordinary opportunity’: How HHS uses shared certificates in hiring

Hiring/Retention

Pathways program, NSF, National Science Foundation

With record number of interns, NSF is ‘intentional’ about career growth

Hiring/Retention

Project 2025 and your federal job: Better read up on this one

Project 2025 is not some mysterious force from nowhere. Check out the project web site to see who’s behind it and their prescription for the federal workforce.

Tom Temin Commentary

Data Dive

Nearly half of all civilian feds are new hires since 2019

Agencies hired more than 1 million federal employees since October 2019, and it’s almost an even split between competitive and excepted service.

Reporter's Notebook

Federal workforce diversity still lagging in more senior roles

Workforce

Federal workforce diversity is condensed in the lower levels of the General Schedule, but fiscal 2023 data indicates a possibly different trend in the future.