Office of Personnel Management
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The Technology Modernization Fund board is ensuring agency proposals are tied to investment and overall strategic plans.
June 28, 2021 -
The executive order, which President Joe Biden signed Friday, addresses everything from unpaid federal internships and pay equity for members of underserved communities to diversity and inclusion training and gender-neutral pronouns.
June 28, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, agencies have new direction from the Biden administration to improve diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility within the federal workforce.
June 28, 2021 -
Newly confirmed OPM director inherits an agency that you might call a fixer-upper.
June 25, 2021 -
House members are silent on federal pay in their 2022 draft appropriations bill, meaning they'll defer to the president's recommendation for a 2.7% raise for employees next year.
June 23, 2021 -
Data shows the Presidential Management Fellows program is struggling to attract a diverse pool of candidates and select finalists that are representative of the broader federal workforce, let alone the rest of the country.
June 23, 2021 -
Vice President Kamala Harris broke a 50-50 tie Tuesday to confirm Kiran Ahuja as the new Office of Personnel Management director.
June 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, top House Republicans want to know why the administration granted ethics waivers to two political appointees at the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget.
June 17, 2021 -
President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act this afternoon, establishing June 19 as a federal holiday. Most federal employees will have June 18 off for observance as June 19 falls on a Saturday this year.
June 17, 2021 -
Looking at Capitol Hill this week, you can almost see two Congresses: The one working through ordinary items like confirmation hearings, and the one deeply stalemated over the big questions like how much money to commit to anything.
June 14, 2021 -
The Biden administration on Thursday lifted the cap on the number of federal employees who can work in the office, but agencies must first submit and finalize reentry plans, update COVID-19 safety protocols, meet union obligations and give the workforce enough advanced notice.
June 10, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management finalized a new policy that allows agencies to rehire former federal employees at a higher grade level than when they left government.
June 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, companies manufacturing electronics may opt out of working with the Defense Department because of the cost of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program.
June 09, 2021 -
Accountability for diversity initiatives and general equity is literally due on the president’s desk. In this moment, David Rock of the NeuroLeadership Institute asks, how can agencies and partner-vendors assure diversity is done properly?
June 09, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says a high number of IT workers at the IRS are eligible to retirement.
June 08, 2021