Office of Personnel Management
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In today's Federal Newscast: OPM gives agencies an extension to waive certain leave policies for essential federal workers. The Defense Department has started a new working group to implement its suicide prevention policies. And comments on a new shared services framework are due this week.
March 20, 2023 -
Among heated questions about federal telework, the House Oversight and Accountability Committee urged Office of Personnel Management Director to make improvements to retirement services, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and the federal hiring process.
March 17, 2023 -
Still annoyed by the Trump administration's relocation of two Agriculture Department bureaus, a senator has introduced legislation to raise the bar for agency moves. It would require agencies to do some homework before they move.
March 17, 2023 -
The Biden administration's agenda for the federal workforce next year is coming into focus, with the release of more details supporting its fiscal 2024 budget request.
March 13, 2023 -
Office of Personnel Management’s monthly average processing time is down for the first time in almost 2 years.
March 10, 2023 -
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee pressed Office of Personnel Management Director Kiran Ahuja on federal telework, hiring process reforms, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, the retirement case backlog and much more.
March 10, 2023 -
The Mayor of the District of Columbia recently urged the federal government to get its people back in their offices or give up millions of square feet. The city has ambitious economic goals that could, in its view, make better use of the space.
March 09, 2023 -
President Joe Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget request to Congress increases discretionary spending for defense and non-defense agencies with nine departments asking for double-digit increases.
March 09, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management launches a five-pronged strategy aiming to help agencies better adapt to the increasing prevalence of hybrid work for the federal workforce.
March 08, 2023 -
Although there has been progress toward training and hiring staff, persistent internal skills gaps pose a "significant risk" to OPM's ability to help other agencies close governmentwide skills gaps.
March 07, 2023 -
Human capital leaders at the Agriculture Department and the National Science Foundation are implementing new tools in an effort to improve both the recruitment process and employee retention.
February 27, 2023 -
A new internship portal on USAJobs.gov is the latest effort from the Office of Personnel Management to try to revamp and expand the federal internship program.
February 21, 2023 -
A major Postal Service reform bill signed into law last year is moving postal employees and retirees into a different health insurance marketplace from the rest of the federal workforce.
February 17, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management’s first-ever DEIA annual report details both progress and upcoming goals to hit the requirements of Biden’s executive order on advancing diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility in the federal workforce.
February 16, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management’s backlog in federal retirement claims climbed in the new year as the monthly average processing times increased to 93 days from 85.
February 16, 2023