Kaouk will join OPM in October as its CDO and deputy director for human capital data management and modernization, a USDA spokesman told Federal News Network.
OPM has not come back to pre-COVID levels of retirement claims processing and staffing, and like many federal agencies is still dealing with a wide swath of the workforce working remotely.
The Office of Personnel Management agreed with nearly all of the recommendations the National Academy of Public Administration made to the agency back in March, which described an urgent need to rebuild capacity and reshape the agency.
On 9/11, some feds spent hours in traffic going home. Others stayed at the office. And some were right in the thick of recovery efforts at ground zero.
More details are trickling out from the Biden administration about its vaccine and testing policy for federal employees and contractors.
From moving to the cloud to reskilling the IT workforce, the Office of Personnel Management's new chief information officer said he's drawing on a tried and true modernization playbook.
Budding IT professionals with software engineering, data science, design, cybersecurity and other critical skills are eligible to apply to the Digital Corps fellowship, a two-year, paid opportunity designed specifically for entry-level talent.
The National Federation of Federal Employees warns rising cases of the COVID-19 delta variant has led to “alarming outbreaks” at passport agencies in San Diego and Miami as well as a printing center in Arkansas.
A new policy from the Office of Personnel Management will allow agencies to strategically recruit more students to paid positions in the federal government while in school, with the option of later converting them to a permanent jobs in the same organizations.
The 22% increase in federal retirements from June to July has led to a growing claims backlog.
In today's Federal Newscast, new recommendations to the Office of Personnel Management from a federal employee-run organization are trying to close the pay gaps between men and women and among racial groups.
Siloed teams, inefficient legacy systems, massive amounts of data and unique customer needs await any agency embarking on the journey.
Rebuilding the federal workforce -- and the Office of Personnel Management itself -- is the top priority for the agency's new director, Kiran Ahuja.
One of the clearest distinctions that OPM addresses is the difference in telework and remote work. As OPM makes clear, they are completely different and choosing one or the other has significant implications for agencies and workers.
The House minibus includes a silent endorsement of the president's proposed federal pay raise for civilian employees in 2022. The Senate hasn't introduced spending bills yet for 2022.