Office of Personnel Management
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The General Services Administration will announce a new policy that expands its telework and mobility options for employees.
October 30, 2011 -
Following the troubled launch of the revamped USAJobs.gov, the government\'s jobs portal, Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), is renewing his call for a private contractor to manage the site. He has also asked Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel to investigate and intervene.
October 28, 2011 -
After a rocky start, the Office of Personnel Management says USAJobs.gov, the federal government\'s jobs portal, is making progress, citing 1.8 million successful log-ins in the last two weeks.
October 27, 2011 -
Robert Moffit is a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Center for Policy Innovation.
October 25, 2011 -
OPM developing competency models for performance improvement officers and chief operating officers as part of its requirements under the GPRA Modernization Act. DHS moves to agile development to fix the HSIN program. NIST to update HSPD-12 card requirements to meet mobile needs.
October 25, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management is finalizing changes to the federal snow policy. Director John Berry won\'t share details yet, but he said telework shows the resiliency of government during bad weather.
October 21, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management is scrambling to buy more server capacity after record traffic overwhelmed the new version of the USAJobs.gov website. OPM Director John Berry said the site now is serving 94 percent of users. But he acknowledged that\'s \"cold comfort for those whose applications aren\'t getting through.\" Agency IT staff is working around the clock to fix the problem, he added.
October 20, 2011 -
While agencies and employees are reaping the benefits of telework, many frontline supervisors remain reluctant. They have to learn to manage the work, not the workers, experts say.
October 19, 2011 -
An Office of Personnel Management spokesperson said 94 percent of users can access the site, while 6 percent may get a message to try back later.
October 18, 2011 -
John Palguta, vice president for policy at the Partnership for Public Service, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss OPM\'s new onboarding model. The framework aims to help senior executives transition to new positions more smoothly.
October 18, 2011 -
Jeff Neal, the former CHCO at the Homeland Security Department, said the glitches are not structural and are \"growing pains\" in standing up a large and complex system.
October 17, 2011 -
Federal jobseekers are complaining that the new version of the USAJobs.gov website is slow and clunky. The Office of Personnel Management had promised that it would be more streamlined and easier to use than the previous version. It is asking agencies that use the site to recruit to extend their application deadlines while it works out the kinks.
October 17, 2011 -
Tim McManus, Vice President for Education and Outreach at Partnership for Public Service, recently held a workshop on how to select and hire the best talent.
October 14, 2011 -
Federal employees who will retire in January 2012 must request their annual leave no later than Nov. 19 — or they forfeit their leave.
October 13, 2011 -
David Snell is the retirement benefits expert with NARFE.
October 12, 2011