Office of Personnel Management
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Federal employee engagement has been studied extensively through the Office of Personnel Management's annual viewpoint study. Julie Osowski, senior research psychologist at Merit Systems Protection Board, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about MSPB's effort to look beyond the external factors that affect employee engagement.
March 28, 2016 -
The National Federation of Federal Employees says recent guidance from the Office of Personnel Management contradicts legislation that would let temporary or seasonal workers compete for the same jobs that are open to permanent federal employees.
March 21, 2016 -
Was last week's Metrorail shutdown necessary? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says some of its most important customers, federal workers, say their colleagues need a little cheese with their whine.
March 21, 2016 -
Agencies say the guidance and tools that the Office of Personnel Management gives to department headquarters often does not filter down to components in the field. OPM began the first of its listening and training tours last week on the federal hiring process.
March 18, 2016 -
OPM made the right call this week when Metrorail was closed down for the day. Certainly not the popular call, but the one that was the right business decision for the taxpayers.
March 18, 2016 -
James Onusko and Christy Wilder will be the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB) transition team director and deputy director, respectively. They will lead the effort to create a new organization to handle federal security clearances.
March 18, 2016 -
Ever been in a situation where whatever you do will probably be wrong? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that's part of the job description for the director of OPM.
March 18, 2016 -
Lisa Schlosser, the federal deputy CIO, will take over on an interim basis as the acting CIO at the Office of Personnel Management. Margie Graves, the DHS deputy CIO, will move to OMB on a detail.
March 17, 2016 -
Federal employees caught up in Wednesday's unprecedented Metrorail shutdown have taken the Office of Personnel Management to task yet again over its controversial operating status decision.
March 16, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging federal employees in the Washington area to telework or use other alternative workplace options during the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit. Due to security perimeters and road closures, "significant commuting delays and travel disruptions" are expected March 31 and April 1.
March 15, 2016 -
Congress is skeptic of the Office of Personnel Management's new IT infrastructure project, otherwise known as "Shell," due to previous warnings from the agency's inspector general. OPM's former IG referred to the system as "at risk of project failure." OPM is asking for $37 million to begin planning and migrating old systems to the new infrastructure in fiscal 2017.
March 14, 2016 -
Senior Executive Service candidates can now submit a resume as part of their application package to the Qualification Review Board, the Office of Personnel Management said. OPM has a few suggestions for agencies to shorten the submission process for SES candidates. The guidance is the latest in a series of memos addressing the President's executive order on SES reforms.
March 14, 2016 -
OPM sent a memo encouraging federal managers to minimize travel to regions affected by Zika, suggesting teleconferencing as an alternative.
March 08, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management is granting Direct-Hire Authority to certain federal agencies so they can fill needed jobs to fight the Zika threat.
March 04, 2016 -
The Office of Personnel Management released the 2015 Federal Executive Board report on March 1, detailing the successes of FEBs across the country in workforce development, emergency preparedness and community outreach.
March 01, 2016