Office of Personnel Management
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A new “talent pools” portal on USAJobs will compile a database of agencies’ already-qualified job applicants, which other agencies can then consider hiring.
December 04, 2023 -
Lots of people put a neatly tied ending to their federal careers by retiring on December 31. Next year New Year's Day is a Monday, so you could wake up and have a mimosa. But in the next several weeks, you've got some serious final planning to do.
November 27, 2023 -
Between newly introduced bipartisan legislation and guidance from OPM, military spouses are getting several possible avenues to more flexible employment in government.
November 24, 2023 -
A new proposed rule from OPM aims to offload a bit of transactional work and let the agency focus more on governmentwide human capital policy.
November 23, 2023 -
Reliance on a paper-based system, insufficient staffing and incomplete applications remain the three top barriers to timely processing of federal employees’ retirement applications.
November 21, 2023 -
The Environmental Protection Agency, like many other organizations, has huge amounts of data about its workforce at its disposal. But it’s not just using that data to understand the present – the agency’s also using it to plan “EPA 2.0”.
November 21, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management faces a tight deadline to set up a new health insurance marketplace for Postal Service employees and retirees to enroll in new plans, starting next year.
November 17, 2023 -
On today's Federal Newscast: The Defense Department is still the only federal department that's never earned a clean audit opinion. GOP lawmakers are trying to override a controversial cybersecurity regulation. And locality pay strikes again, as more than 33,000 federal employees will see additional raises in January.
November 17, 2023 -
With more than 150 health plan options in the FEHB program, one of the most common questions from FEHB participants is which specific plans are available to them. One expert at OPM details where participants can look to find the answers.
November 16, 2023 -
Whatever the reason, and whether or not you end up making a change at the end, the Office of Personnel Management encourages all FEHB enrollees to take a look during Open Season at the health care changes coming in 2024.
November 14, 2023 -
Anyone working in the last few years has likely encountered the DEI movement: diversity, equity and inclusion. The Biden administration expanded that by adding an "A" for accessibility.
November 14, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: GSA is setting up a new contract to help agencies mitigate their supply chain risks. Congressional leaders want an update on how agencies are using AI tools. And as you brace for a government shutdown, how about a snow day?
November 13, 2023 -
For participants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program, Open Season kicked off Nov.13 and will run through Dec.11.
November 10, 2023 -
In a new competency model, OPM listed 33 specific skills that it said are important for program evaluation work.
November 08, 2023 -
Growing numbers of federal employees are about to come under what's known as continuous vetting. Public databases automatically monitored by security officials to make sure you haven't been criminally charged or suddenly incurred large debt. Those with national security clearance are mostly under continuous vetting already. Now the Office of Personnel Management plans to expand that to feds with so-called non-sensitive public trust positions. How should agencies prepare? How should you prepare? For insight, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with the managing partner of the Tully Rinckey law firm, Dan Meyer.
November 08, 2023