Office of Personnel Management
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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 -
Approximately 315 NSF employees on levels 4 and 5 of the Administratively Determined (AD) pay scale will see cuts to their salaries take effect in January.
September 29, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The Postal Regulatory Commission remains at full strength as it implements its 10-year reform plan. The Department of Homeland Security plans to develop a special hiring system for cybersecurity positions. And OPM has extended the effort to encourage the hiring of military spouses.
September 29, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management announced the new health care premium rates ahead of the upcoming Open Season. FEHB participants can make changes to their enrollments from Nov. 13 through Dec. 11.
September 27, 2023 -
Federal News Network has collected documents and articles from the White House, the Government Accountability Office and the private sector to help federal employees plan for a government shutdown.
September 22, 2023 -
The initiative from OPM aims to help agencies provide consistent messaging about how federal job candidates are chosen, trained and evaluated.
September 21, 2023