Office of Personnel Management
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OPM Director John Berry is launching the drive today for partner agencies to collect non-perishable food at their offices for food banks.
May 26, 2011 -
The Intergovernmental Personnel Act Mobility Program provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between the Federal Government and state and local governments, colleges and universities, Indian tribal governments, federally funded research and development centers, and other eligible organizations. We learn more from OPM\'s Chuck Grimes.
May 23, 2011 -
One year after the President called for improvements to how agencies hire workers, OPM Director Berry said KSAs, long job descriptions and the rule of three are mostly a thing of the past. On average, agencies are hiring new employees in 105 days and most job descriptions are five pages or fewer.
May 18, 2011 -
The President\'s pay agent said federal employees should not receive locality pay adjustments in 2012, despite recommendations by the Federal Salary Council for an increase.
May 16, 2011 -
OPM has been looking over them for the last month, and Deputy OPM Director Christine Griffin offers a peek at what\'s in them.
May 06, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management launches a new portal to help managers improve how they bring new employees into the government. USAJobsrecruit.gov is available for all feds to share best practices, find tools and solve challenges as Federal Service Ambassadors.
May 06, 2011 -
The morale of workers is on the rise after recent events highlighted the work the government does, officials say. Agencies also are taking specific steps to address employee challenges in their own agencies. DoT Secretary Ray LaHood said \"pot shots\" at employees is unacceptable.
May 04, 2011 -
OPM Director Berry said agencies are commenting on the rules to implement President Obama\'s executive order to bring college graduates more easily into the government. Berry also wants Congress to change the law so feds who want to retire can phase in their exit and act as mentors.
May 04, 2011 -
By Jason Miller Executive Editor Federal News Radio Federal employees who owe back taxes or other money to the federal government could see those debts be taken out of their pay checks even if the…
May 02, 2011 -
OMB issues a memo detailing the minimum requirements agencies should consider when purchasing technology to make teleworking easier.
April 29, 2011 -
The agency is facing a backlog of 43,000 claims by retired feds to start getting their pensions. The delay is in part because of the collapse of a major part of the Retirement Systems Modernization program. OPM has reduced the time it takes to process claims by 15 percent over the last six months.
April 27, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management and the Chief Human Council Officers council have provided guidelines to agencies for improving time-to-hire. The requirements will begin June 30.
April 21, 2011 -
The Office of Personnel Management has produced guidelines for implementing a policy for telework. The guide outlines expectations of teleworkers and reminds agencies of the June 7 deadline to finalize their policies.
April 19, 2011 -
President Obama expects to have an answer Friday morning about whether a shutdown can be averted. Meanwhile agencies have new guidance from OMB on how to prepare to close down their offices. Federal workers vent frustrations and ask questions during a town hall meeting sponsored by Rep. Jim Moran.
April 08, 2011 -
If you are worried about the effect of a shutdown on your paycheck, tax refund or Social Security check there are two informal hotlines (one for Republicans and one for Democrats) you can reach out to. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey requests you let us know how that works out, okay?
April 07, 2011