Office of Personnel Management
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A new governmentwide pay model for federal IT and cybersecurity employees is coming into focus.
February 16, 2023 -
OPM said the holdup on issuing final regulations is due to a conflict with rest and recuperation leave, but proponents of the legislation voiced frustrations with the years-long delay.
February 10, 2023 -
OPM also wants to update several vetting factors to make it harder for domestic extremists to find employment in the government.
February 06, 2023 -
The Office of Personnel Management HR Quality Service Management Office is asking for vendors and agency to give feedback on the HR Federal Integrated Business Framework.
February 03, 2023 -
President Joe Biden directed agency leaders to expand federal employees’ access to leave options, including for family and medical emergencies, as well as in instances of domestic violence.
February 02, 2023 -
Agencies and unions should work together to determine if any federal positions are erroneously excluded from bargaining unit eligibility, according to new guidance from the Office of Personnel Management.
January 27, 2023 -
Douglas Glenn is no longer serving as chief financial officer at the Office of Personnel Management, following an IG report with substantiated claims that the top financial official used sexually suggestive and racially insensitive language during his DoD tenure.
January 25, 2023 -
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program has a problem. Its overseer, the Office of Personnel Management, doesn't have a reliable way of know whether plan holders' family members are actually eligible. The Government Accountability Office estimates insurers might be paying out a billion dollars a year on ineligible members.
January 25, 2023 -
Lawmakers reintroduced the Social Security Fairness Act, aiming to repeal the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset, as well as the Chance to Compete Act, seeking to revamp the federal hiring process.
January 24, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: OPM has drawn the wrath of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency fires back at a lawsuit over a software contract. And after waiting almost a year for confirmation, Brendan Owens lands a new Assistant Secretary of Defense job.
January 24, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The GAO is once again sounding the alarm on federal cybersecurity efforts. The Veterans Affairs Department is weeks away from taking its next step to modernize its supply chain systems. And OPM is hiring a chief learning officer.
January 23, 2023 -
The Federal Drive with Tom Temin is getting two points of view on the telework. He spoke with a retired federal sales executive, who made the case for a generalized return to the office and, here, with Mika Cross, a former federal manager who specializes professionally in workplace issues, for a different point of view, championing the need for better collaboration tools for a largely remote or teleworking workforce.
January 20, 2023 -
New guidance from the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget details how agencies can expand paid internship opportunities.
January 20, 2023 -
After two years of investigation, DoD's inspector general concludes the former deputy CFO created an offensive work environment.
January 20, 2023 -
The federal government is looking at a sector-wide shakeup across tech companies as an opportunity to bring a new generation of IT talent into public service.
January 17, 2023