Office of Personnel Management
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Agencies can't automatically rule out federal employment opportunities for an applicant or appointee based on their past marijuana use, the Office of Personnel Management said.
February 26, 2021 -
Were federal employees happier than ever or left vulnerable after four years of President Donald Trump? Members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee are decidedly split.
February 24, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, officials at the Justice Department are sending a warning to government contractors, they will be turning up the False Claims heat on cybersecurity fraud.
February 24, 2021 -
Administrative changes have the advantage of being entirely within the power of the executive branch, says Jeff Neal. There is no need to wait for Congress or deal with partisan politics.
February 24, 2021 -
President Joe Biden has named Kiran Ahuja to be his new director of the Office of Personnel Management. Ahuja previously served as OPM's chief of staff during the Obama administration, and she lead the president's Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
February 23, 2021 -
Several agencies have revised and issued new COVID-19 safety plans in recent weeks, reinforcing telework strategies and offering more specific guidance on mask wearing.
February 22, 2021 -
Agencies interested in converting a current or former political appointee to a permanent position in the career civil service must get approval from the Office of Personnel Management first.
February 22, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, lawmakers in the national capital region say the federal government should get its own supply to vaccinate federal workers.
February 19, 2021 -
Federal offices in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are closed Thursday, the Office of Personnel Management announced Wednesday night. Most federal employees who are teleworking during the pandemic will continue to work a full day as usual.
February 17, 2021 -
Agencies should offer administrative leave to federal employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force says. The task force also suggested employees who ignore the mask mandate could face disciplinary action.
February 16, 2021 -
Federal retirements dipped to a 10-year low in 2020. With the pandemic changing the way federal employees work and live, are you thinking about your retirement plans differently today? Tell us about your retirement plans in Federal News Network's anonymous, online survey.
February 15, 2021 -
Leave has been a hot commodity for federal employees in the pandemic. Congress has made a handful of attempts to add, preserve or clarify paid leave for feds during the health crisis. Now, there's a new effort.
February 15, 2021 -
Agencies are turning more and more to direct hire authorities instead of the usual competitive hiring procedures to bring on new talent to government, a recent study from the Merit Systems Protection Board finds.
February 12, 2021 -
Much of the federal workforce is teleworking during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Office of Personnel Management wants employees to brush up on the agency's early dismissal and closure policies as the winter season continues.
February 11, 2021 -
In January 2021, 13,850 federal employees retired, driving the retirement backlog up to 26,968, the highest it's been since April of 2013, when it sat at just above 30,000.
February 08, 2021