Office of Personnel Management
-
Last month, 13,290 federal employees filed retirement claims with OPM, the highest number in a February since 2013.
March 06, 2018 -
2017's retirement numbers paled in comparison to those of the mid-years of the Obama administration.
March 05, 2018 -
The governmentwide average time to hire new employees has creep up slightly every year since 2012.
March 01, 2018 -
In OPM’s inspector general’s latest management report on the IT modernization initiative, auditors called into question the agency’s planning process.
February 27, 2018 -
The Veterans Employment initiative is stalling, and experts say it's time to shift focus away from hiring toward efforts to boost distribution through more diverse agencies, and increase retention and engagement.
February 23, 2018 -
More than 81 percent of career members of the Senior Executive Service earned an award in 2016, compared to about 71 percent in fiscal 2015.
February 21, 2018 -
A small team at the National Institutes of Health developed a tool that sifts through and analyzes annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey results in just a few minutes, a process that once took weeks or even months.
February 20, 2018 -
Few people will argue that the civil service needs no reform. The job classification and pay systems are outdated, the hiring process is terrible and employee accountability is an issue that troubles both outsiders and government workers.
February 20, 2018 -
Jeff Pon and Michael Rigas, the president's nominees to be director and deputy director for the Office of Personnel Management, will move on to the full Senate for a confirmation vote.
February 14, 2018 -
The first Quadrennial Federal Workforce Priorities Report, which the Office of Personnel Management released earlier this week, describes its future vision and human capital management strategy.
February 09, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management announced its decision this morning to delay the opening of federal offices as well as let employees take unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
February 07, 2018 -
Retirement claims surged in January, holding true to the pattern seen in previous years.
February 06, 2018 -
In its annual call letter to Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) carriers, the Office of Personnel Management urged insurance companies to consider new ways to cut costs for the next year.
January 29, 2018 -
Breaking with tradition, the Government Accountability Office added the governmentwide security clearance program to the High-Risk List, one year ahead of the scheduled release of its biennial assessment and status report of federal initiatives.
January 25, 2018 -
The Merit Systems Protection Board says workforce reductions under the Trump administration's government reorganization effort could add to its workload — at time when the agency still lacks a quorum.
January 23, 2018