Office of Personnel Management
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FEHB carriers already cover some costs of IVF-related drugs. But employee testimonials show many feds still have to pay the “lion’s share” out of pocket.
July 26, 2024 -
The Office of Personnel Management is in the middle of a pilot with a small number of agencies to improve the applicant experience for its retirement systems.
July 26, 2024 -
USPS annuitants who opt out of Medicare Part D will lose underlying prescription drug coverage, according to OPM’s regulations.
July 24, 2024 -
Opting for career SES officials or appointees who don’t need Senate confirmation may be the most effective way to minimize persistent leadership vacancies.
July 23, 2024 -
After some governmentwide changes to address a federal pay gap, OPM called on agencies with their own pay systems to review their policies and make adjustments.
July 22, 2024 -
A proposal aims to amend the federal pay locality mapping for blue-collar feds, more closely aligning it with the General Schedule’s pay localities.
July 19, 2024 -
FSAFEDS enrollees will also soon have to transition to Login.gov and complete an identity verification to continue accessing their accounts.
July 18, 2024 -
Modernizing how the government conducts human resources, that's the subject of a lot of modernization effort.
July 18, 2024 -
Even after recent guidance on marijuana use, some applicants still worry about getting automatically disqualified from a federal job or a security clearance.
July 17, 2024 -
At the Department of Health and Human Services, using shared certificates, in some instances, has cut the agency’s time-to-hire in half.
July 12, 2024 -
At the National Science Foundation, one in five new hires this year has been an intern. Now NSF is looking to make full-time positions more appealing to them.
July 11, 2024 -
Project 2025 is not some mysterious force from nowhere. Check out the project web site to see who's behind it and their prescription for the federal workforce.
July 11, 2024 -
Agencies hired more than 1 million federal employees since October 2019, and it’s almost an even split between competitive and excepted service.
July 10, 2024 -
Federal workforce diversity is condensed in the lower levels of the General Schedule, but fiscal 2023 data indicates a possibly different trend in the future.
July 04, 2024 -
Federal employees on administrative leave can wait months — if not years — with their careers on hold, as their agencies investigate allegations of wrongdoing.
July 03, 2024