Office of Personnel Management
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How would you like the job of keeping tabs on labor relations in an organization with two million employees? Or of employee accountability? The Federal Drive with Tom Temin's guest isn't personally responsible for these things, but he's the main adviser at the Office of Personnel Management on them. Tim Curry is also a recent recipient of a Presidential Rank Award.
January 05, 2024 -
To reach a goal of bringing in 20,000 employees, IRS Human Capital Officer Traci DiMartini has a major hiring strategy planned, covering everything from direct hire authority to on-the-ground recruitment events.
January 02, 2024 -
Although OPM has made various tweaks to the federal pay system — such as removing a cap on higher pay rates, and shifting the onus for approving pay bonuses — broader problems with federal pay remain.
January 01, 2024 -
The direct hire authority from OPM, effective immediately, lets agencies use a more streamlined process to appoint individuals to four different AI-related positions.
December 29, 2023 -
For the Office of Personnel Management, even more plans appear to lie ahead. But many may come in smaller bites and require leadership from chief human capital officers.
December 28, 2023 -
The Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey scores came out just before Christmas. And the results, in general, seem to be pointed in the right direction.
December 28, 2023 -
Telework and return-to-office changes at agencies were far from the only pivot for the federal workforce in 2023.
December 27, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Foggy Bottom has signed an agreement with the Smithsonian to assist in international expansion. New requirements in the law require better living conditions in military barracks. And the Office of Management and Budget is proposing new pay rules for feds working above their pay grade.
December 27, 2023 -
The White House has outlined major initiatives to boost the cyber workforce, with federal agencies leading the charge in adopting "skills-based" hiring.
December 25, 2023 -
Even more trends from the 2023 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results have appeared in OPM’s deeper dive report, assessing the perspectives of federal employees.
December 22, 2023 -
Actual 2024 federal pay raises for civilian employees will range from 4.7% to 5.7%, depending on where they work. Here is a list of all the raise amounts based on locality pay area.
December 22, 2023 -
How come the accomplishments of the Presidential Rank Award winners aren't shouted from the rooftops?
December 21, 2023 -
The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee voted in favor of a draft proposal to reform the pay system for blue-collar federal employees, but several members remain concerned about actual implementation.
December 21, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Office of Personnel Management serves up a few onboarding reminders. The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act clears its latest hurdle. And Sen. Joni Ernst wants feds fired who get convicted of a sexual assault.
December 14, 2023 -
The Biden administration has set a goal of increasing the DEIA index score in Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) six points by 2026. In the 2023 survey, agencies are one-third of the way there.
December 13, 2023