Office of Personnel Management
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OPM has released its calendar for 2012 annuity payments.
December 19, 2011 -
Frequently asked questions about a potential government shutdown as Congress nears its Dec. 16 deadline to reach a budget deal.
December 15, 2011 -
Host Mike Causey is joined by Jessica Klement of the Federal Managers Association, and Federal Times reporters Stephen Losey and Sean Reilly. December 14, 2011
December 14, 2011 -
Dean Hunter, the deputy director of facilities, security and contracting at OPM, said the new emergency dismissal policy has earned plaudits from state and local emergency officials. The new policy, which was spurred by last winter\'s unexpected snowstorm includes a range of new dismissal options.
December 14, 2011 -
Nearly three in every 10 new hires in the government is a veteran, marking the highest percentage of new hires in more than 20 years. Just two out of the 24 agencies in the President\'s Council on Veterans Employment failed to meet their goals. The council released Tuesday preliminary fiscal 2011 employment data.
December 13, 2011 -
Retirees can earn a paycheck from an agency on top of their pension benefits if they are fulfilling mission-critical functions and working for less than 20 hours a week. Those are two of the answers provided in an Office of Personnel Management factsheet to agencies interested in putting federal retirees on their payrolls.
December 13, 2011 -
A sharp increase in federal retirements may be the precursor to the long-anticipated tidal wave of workers leaving public service. How prepared is your agency for the potential \"brain drain\" of experience?
December 13, 2011 -
A recent Government Accountability Office report suggests OPM needs to do a better job of explaining the program\'s benefits and conduct more structured reviews of the program and its premium rates.
December 12, 2011 -
Agencies are increasing the number of disabled veterans in their ranks as they try to fulfill White House hiring mandates. But there\'s still a lot of unease about how disabled vets will fit into civilian environments. \"The civilian workplace is a really bizarre place\" for veterans, said workforce and diversity consultant Lisa Stern at a recent training she gave federal hiring officials in Bethesda.
December 09, 2011 -
Agencies can give an American flag to the survivors of a federal employee who is killed in the line of duty under a bill passed Thursday by the Senate. The House unanimously approved the measure last month.
December 09, 2011 -
Federal benefits specialist Ann Vanderslice has some quick tips in the last-minute days before the Open Season deadline.
December 09, 2011 -
Capital region officials cheered the Office of Personnel Management\'s \"shelter-in-place\" option for snow emergencies. Having people stay at the office during sudden or extreme snowstorms would lessen gridlock, officials told lawmakers Wednesday. They also urged area workers to know their children\'s school emergency policies and have backup childcare arrangements in place.
December 08, 2011 -
A Senate homeland security subcommittee is set to examine whether the Washington area is prepared for natural or man-made disasters.
December 07, 2011 -
Federal employees have until Dec. 12 to decide on a health plan during this year's Open Season. Benefits expert Walt Francis has advice for feds.
December 07, 2011 -
Agencies are measuring their progress towards hiring reforms and implementing technology to track applications and identify bottlenecks. Those are some of the best practices shared in a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. Overall, it said, agencies are progressing toward the governmentwide goal of filling vacancies in 80 days or less.
December 06, 2011