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The FEHB program began offering coverage for some IVF-related medications just this year. But now House and Senate Democrats are calling for even more options.
Schedule F, the Trump-era civil service innovation, not the tax form, is like a zombie.
Starting in this year’s Open Season, agencies will be required to validate participant eligibility for a random sample of at least 10% of FEHB enrollments.
OPM Director Kiran Ahuja is stepping down from her role in early May. Once the position is vacant, Deputy Director Rob Shriver will step in as acting director.
The Safer Federal Workforce Task Force is sunsetting, but federal employees can still take four hours of paid administrative leave to get COVID-19 boosters.
OMB disbands the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force and OPM chimes in on COVID-related time off.
New updates to the Pathways Program aim to foster early-career federal talent, open the doors to more applicants and alleviate some challenges with the program.
The bipartisan ACCESS Act, if enacted, would remove college degree requirements from jobs in the federal contracting space.
OPM also made improvements in the inventory backlog shrinking it by 2,786, for a total of 16,823 claims in March, the lowest it's been since December 2023.
One federal office has turned to employee monitoring technology in recent years, and it's led to a major rift between workers and management.
The Biden administration is on a hiring spree for experts who can help the federal government adopt artificial intelligence (AI) tools and boost productivity.
If implemented effectively, labor-management forums can improve employee satisfaction, engagement and performance, while also mitigating disputes, OPM said.
In an effort to prevent a Schedule F revival, OPM has published a final rule confirming workforce protections and appeals rights for career civil servants.
OPM's guidance on gender inclusion is improving the lives of transgender federal employees, but those employees say more training and communication is needed.