Office of Personnel Management
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OPM says that it\'s unfair to compare federal workers\' compensation with private sector workers at-large. Federal workers are specialized and have a higher degree of education, and only 11 percent of employees work in blue collar jobs. In addition, OPM director John Berry told Federal News Radio that the number of healthcare and technology professionals in the federal workforce grew by 50 percent over the last 30 years. The Cato Institute reports that federal employees rank in the top five sectors based on average annual pay.
August 17, 2010 -
Agency said latest statistics find on average federal employees make 22 percent less than their private sector counterparts. Sheldon Friedman, chairman of the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee, says recent news stories about feds making more than the private sector do not accurately depict the data.
August 13, 2010 -
Federal News Radio talks with OPM, the SEA and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey about what\'s in the survey.
August 12, 2010 -
Authors Evan Offstein and Jason Morwick explain how you can make telework really work for you.
August 10, 2010 -
It\'s called the Results-Only Work Environment (ROWE) and it could change the way your office operates.
August 09, 2010 -
In many ways, you’re hiring people the same way the private sector does – but in the ways you’re not, it’s holding you back. Research by ACT-IAC’s Human Capital Special Interest Group, says your agency…
August 04, 2010 -
Today’s Federal News Countdown panel includes two OMB vets: —Dan Chenok, Senior Fellow, IBM Center for the Business of Government —Tim Young, Senior Manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP And their choices for the three most important…
July 30, 2010 -
Energy announces plans to host officials from several federal agencies to raise awareness and donations for the July collection of the \"Feds Feed Families\" nationwide food drive.
July 26, 2010 -
Who\'s dialed in, and who isn\'t, across the Hill and the federal complex.
July 26, 2010 -
Tim McManus discusses OPM\'s recent Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey and why it\'s important for their Best Places to Work report.
July 23, 2010 -
The House approved a bill that would create government-wide regulations for teleworking.
July 20, 2010 -
The Office of Personnel Management, as well as all other federal agencies, spend a lot of time thinking about, and working toward, recruiting and hiring new federal employees. But keeping the talented people the government already has doesn\'t get as much attention. Angela Bailey, Dr. Ronald Sanders, and Linda Springer gave their expert assessments of this issue during the latest In Depth Conversation.
July 19, 2010 -
Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Md.) explains why he thinks the Telework Improvements Act will benefit the federal government.
July 16, 2010 -
Dr. Doug Meckes says his job is more than barns and chicken coops. As director of DHS\'s Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense Division, he helps secure the nation by protecting our food supply. And he says the role of federal vets is only growing.
July 14, 2010 -
In these times of high unemployment and economic uncertainty, federal workers are continuing a trend of job satisfaction.
July 12, 2010