Office of Personnel Management
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Jan. 16 marked the 135th birthday of the Civil Service Commission – the precursor to the Office of Personnel Management.
January 17, 2018 -
After meeting with D.C.-area officials, OPM decided there was no reason for a delayed opening on Wednesday morning.
January 16, 2018 -
Six out of every 1,000 new supervisors fail their probationary periods, according to a new analysis from the Merit Systems Protection Board.
January 10, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management says it’s monitoring the weather situation for Washington, D.C. federal offices.
January 08, 2018 -
Federal News Radio obtained a draft of an executive order seeking to give CIOs new hiring authorities and IT governance.
January 08, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management processed twice as many retirement claims in December than it had in the previous month, considerably reducing its claims backlog.
January 05, 2018 -
DC-feds are expected in, but Federal Executive Boards in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Boston are recommending agencies open under a two-hour delay.
January 04, 2018 -
Federal employees looking for major changes to locality pay will be disappointed in 2018, as the entities that typically make small but significant moves on federal salaries were largely inactive during the first year of the Trump administration.
January 04, 2018 -
The Federal Executive Board in Philadelphia region is recommending agencies give their employees an early dismissal on Jan. 4.
January 04, 2018 -
OPM says federal employees in the Washington, D.C., metro area can also take unscheduled leave or telework.
January 04, 2018 -
As winter storm Grayson is expected hit parts of the Florida and the Southeast seaboard early Thursday morning, federal agencies along the East Coast are preparing for an impact on Thursday's commute.
January 03, 2018 -
With all of the proposals in recent years to cut the workforce, make it easier to fire people, change federal pay and more, it was safe to assume we would see a lot of action on civil service issues.
January 03, 2018 -
As the Defense Department begins preparations in 2018 to process nearly 80 percent of all federal security clearances, the Government Accountability Office paints a messy picture of the governmentwide effort to improve quality and timeliness for background investigations.
December 28, 2017 -
President Donald Trump signed off on an average pay increase for federal civilian workers of 1.4 percent and 2.1 percent for uniformed service members.
December 22, 2017 -
Agencies largely did well on the 2017 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. Here are some methods and lessons they've learned over the past several years to make noticeable improvements in employee engagement.
December 18, 2017