Office of Personnel Management
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Federal employees now can use up to 26 weeks of sick leave for unpaid Family and Medical Leave Act under certain conditions.
December 03, 2010 -
The federal CIO Vivek Kundra will roll out specifics about the administration\'s plan to change the way agencies buy and manage technology. The administration wants to give CIOs more authority over the budget for commodity IT such as e-mail or infrastructure. Kundra also said 2012 budget request will include requirements for continuous monitoring of agency networks.
December 03, 2010 -
Dr. Naomi Leventhal, director in Deloitte Consulting\'s Federal Human Capital Practice, describes the \'culture change\' that will have to take place for telework policies to work.
November 22, 2010 -
The Office of Personnel Management is conducting a study to find out why the federal government has such a difficult time disciplining and firing poor performing workers.
November 18, 2010 -
December and January are good months to retire. You can get paid for maximum unused annual leave at a higher rate. But, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, be advised that you will need a stash of cash to tide you over until you start getting a full annuity check.
November 18, 2010 -
The Department of Housing and Urban Development went from being the poster child for the dysfunctional federal hiring process to being a model of what others are striving for.
November 17, 2010 -
Many agencies have reduced the time it takes to hire a new employee. DoD, Energy and VA are among the departments that have made the most progress over the last year. OPM Director John Berry said a full government-wide look will not be available until early 2011.
November 17, 2010 -
The Chief Human Capital Officers Council is overseeing several initiatives to improve the training of federal human resources professionals. The university will bring together existing courses under one portal, and eventually will expand to meet current and emerging needs. OPM to announce agency progress in fixing federal hiring today.
November 17, 2010 -
The Chief Human Capital Officer’s Council is on track to reverse a decision made 17 years ago. The council starting in January is expected to provide standardized training for federal human resources professionals. This is…
November 16, 2010 -
A huge change to the FEHBP did not come off as planned. OPM’s planned Health Claims Data Warehouse was supposed to launch yesterday. Instead, a notice has appeared in the Federal Register extending the comment…
November 16, 2010 -
A year after the first proposed rule, the agency clarifies language to require re-investigations at least every five years for employees in public trust positions. The rule would implement a 2009 Executive Order.
November 05, 2010 -
The Office of Personnel Management\'s plan to build a data system with millions of American\'s health care claims is raising concerns about privacy.
November 04, 2010 -
AFGE, NTEU lead discussion to broaden discussion about telecommuting to more than just during emergencies. The White House is working on a new governmentwide telework policy. AFGE wants to add telework options into new bargaining agreements.
November 04, 2010 -
USDA was among the top agencies that donated food for the Feds Feed Families program.
November 02, 2010 -
OPM hosted a standing-room only training session to help agencies understand what the Executive Order to hire more people with disabilities calls for. OPM is developing new tools including a database of potentially qualified applicants and online training to help agencies bring more people with disabilities into the government.
November 01, 2010