Office of Personnel Management

  • Michael Hager Acting Director January 12th and 14th, 2009

    January 12, 2009
  • Improvement needed in work-life balance.

    January 09, 2009
  • Improvement needed in work-life balance.

    January 09, 2009
  • A lot of changes happen with every new year – and some feds can look forward to an increase in their pay. Others are getting more bang for their buck when it comes to cost…

    January 07, 2009
  • Many people across the country have been hurt by the recession – and are now looking to the government for help. The federal government can’t help, though, if its own workforce is underappreciated. John Palguta…

    January 06, 2009
  • Personnel agency clarifies Inauguration Day policies (GovExec) IG: OMB doesn’t influence DOD in competitive sourcing (FCW) FBI plans large hiring blitz of agents, experts (Reuters) Madoff scandal, SEC role under scrutiny JetBlue, TSA Workers Settle…

    January 06, 2009
  • The health insurance open season has been extended. FederalNewsRadio listeners and readers got the first alert last Friday. So what does it mean? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey provides a checklist.

    December 09, 2008
  • What is the federal government doing to attract and retain employees in the 21st Century? The Office of Personnel Management has developed its Career Patterns Initiative to help with the hiring issues federal managers face.…

    November 12, 2008
  • Federal employees at a General Schedule grade 5 and above no longer have to stay in their current grade for a year before being able to be compete for a new job at a higher…

    November 07, 2008
  • Federal management to remain priority in next administration

    November 04, 2008
  • The Federal Salary Council recently released its recommendations for locality pay for 2010. But have you ever wondered how those numbers are actually determined? Chuck Grimes, Deputy Associate Director for the Center for Performance and…

    October 29, 2008
  • Why should federal workers who diet, exercise and have healthy lifestyles have to pay the same health insurance premiums as their overweight, unhealthy office mates?

    October 08, 2008
  • Why should federal workers who diet, exercise and have healthy lifestyles have to pay the same health insurance premiums as their overweight, unhealthy office mates?

    October 08, 2008
  • Health care premiums are going up an average of 8 percent, but for people in some plans their share of premiums will double or even triple. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why and what you can do about it.

    October 08, 2008
  • Health care premiums are going up an average of 8 percent, but for people in some plans their share of premiums will double or even triple. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey explains why and what you can do about it.

    October 08, 2008