Office of Personnel Management
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The Biden administration sees a bright future for telework in the federal workforce, after many agencies sent employees home in the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 21, 2022 -
The Office of Personnel Management doesn't hire people to work at federal agencies. But it has a lot of influence over how agencies hire people. And it provides crucial shared services to help agencies manage their workforces. This year the Government Accountability Office added three high priority recommendations for OPM to improve things. Federal Drive host Tom Temin talked about it with GAO's director of strategic issues, Michelle Sager.
July 20, 2022 -
A White House task force has recommendations to improve federal unions, but NTEU's national president tells Federal News Network it's time to start implementing them.
July 19, 2022 -
The government market is recession proof. But that doesn't mean contractors don't fight tooth-and-nail for federal business. Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke about that with the leader at one of the major contractors: CEO of Peraton, Stu Shea.
July 19, 2022 -
Employee satisfaction in the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings took a plunge, but some agencies still found success.
July 13, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, some agency leaders are taking a closer look at improving cooperation with unions.
July 13, 2022 -
Employee engagement and satisfaction dropped by 4.5 points in the Partnership for Public Service’s 2021 “Best Places to Work in the Federal Government” rankings.
July 13, 2022 -
OPM plans to release guidance encouraging agencies not to ask for applicants’ salary history, but some say more can be done.
July 11, 2022 -
Agencies may see some changes in this year's rankings for the "Best Places to Work" in the federal government
July 11, 2022 -
President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order outlining the steps federal agencies should take to protect access to abortion services following the Supreme Court’s recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
July 08, 2022 -
The Office of Management and Budget, in an update to Performance.gov on Friday, outlined progress agencies made in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 to empower the federal workforce and deliver a higher standard of customer service to the public.
July 08, 2022 -
OPM loses some ground on retirement processing times.
July 07, 2022 -
The Veterans Health Administration is seeing severe staffing shortages back on the rise, after years of making progress on this front.
July 07, 2022 -
In today's Federal Newscast, new proposal from the Department of Education is aiming to expand student loan relief programs for federal workers.
July 07, 2022 -
Current policy lets feds use sick leave to travel for medical care, but some employer groups want the White House to go further.
June 30, 2022