Office of Personnel Management
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After setting a new tone for an inclusive, agile and engaged federal workforce of the future, agency chief human capital officers are rising to the occasion to implement that vision.
October 27, 2023 -
The Telework Reform Act would codify the working definitions of federal telework and remote work. The senators said the bill aims to promote management, accountability and transparency.
October 17, 2023 -
Agencies have so far made hires for 6,099 BIL-related positions, exceeding the administration’s infrastructure hiring target of 5,800 by the end of fiscal 2023.
October 16, 2023 -
Both open and closed seasons are coming up. November 17 will mark the end of the continuing resolution, so the government could close when the money runs out. Just a few days earlier, open season arrives. That is when federal employees choose a health insurance carrier for 2024. For the rundown on all of this, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with John Hatton, of the National Active and Retired Federal Employee Association (NARFE).
October 13, 2023 -
Among many DEIA priorities, OPM set a goal of increasing the new DEIA index in the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) six points by fiscal 2026.
October 11, 2023 -
When agency managers do not know what to do with someone, too often they put the employee on paid administrative leave. Despite a 2017 law designed to curb this practice, it still happens a lot, according to a group called, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
October 11, 2023 -
The pay agent also announced upcoming plans to add two counties to the Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, locality pay area.
October 10, 2023 -
The “rule of many” proposal from OPM aims to combine two previous hiring systems — the “rule of three” and “category rating” — while addressing more modern recruitment challenges.
October 06, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management's retirement claims backlog hits a six-year low in September.
October 06, 2023 -
Last spring, when a Air National Guard member was found to leak secrets on the Discord app, it raised questions about how he got and kept his security clearance. Raw Story reporter Alexandria Jacobson spent three months looking at the security-clearance and found quite a few flaws. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked to her about it.
October 06, 2023 -
Continuous vetting for all — that's the goal of OPM under Trusted Workforce 2.0. But the timeline seems ambitious.
October 05, 2023 -
The HR Line of Business and Quality Service Management Office completed this year-old effort earlier this year to update the HR business reference architecture.
October 05, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The IRS may have over-estimated the public demand for a government-run online platform to file taxes. OPM reminds agencies to report telework data accurately. And Open Season is fast-approaching, meaning it's time for feds to scrutinize their health care options.
October 05, 2023 -
By the end of fiscal 2024, all federal employees in “non-sensitive public trust positions” will be subject to more regular background checks.
October 03, 2023 -
The hiring authority lets agencies forgo traditional hiring procedures and noncompetitively appoint some military spouses to certain federal positions.
October 02, 2023