Office of Personnel Management
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In today's Federal Newscast, 26 journalists at Voice of America have demanded that VOA's director Robert Reilly resign after a reporter was reassigned for what they say was a retaliatory measure.
January 15, 2021 -
Reps. Gerry Connolly and Brian Fitzpatrick introduced new legislation that would prohibit future administrations from moving career positions out of the civil service and into a new excepted service schedule.
January 14, 2021 -
Most federal employees in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are teleworking, but the Office of Personnel Management is encouraging anyone who isn't to consider remote work plans surrounding Inauguration Day.
January 14, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, GSA is removing all drones from Multiple Award Schedule Contracts that do not have the approval of the Defense Department.
January 14, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, two House lawmakers want to close what they call are loop holes for senior government officials when they leave federal service for the private sector.
January 13, 2021 -
With the publication of a new federal personnel vetting core doctrine, the Trump administration has outlined the basic principles and core values that will guide governmentwide efforts to modernize decades-old suitability, credentialing and security clearance processes.
January 12, 2021 -
This fall was a volatile period for federal retirement claims - with a noticeable spike in October and mirroring decline the month after. But December seems to have been when activity more or less calmed down.
January 11, 2021 -
The Office of Personnel Management said Friday it would impose a temporary hiring freeze on positions in the Senior Executive Service. The move is customary during most presidential transitions, though OPM has previously given agencies more time to suspend SES hiring.
January 08, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast, at least 132,000 health care professionals at the Department of Veterans Affairs have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
January 06, 2021 -
Under a new, temporary policy from the Office of Personnel Management, many federal employees can carryover up to 300 hours of annual leave from 2020, rather than the usual 240 hours.
January 05, 2021 -
President Donald Trump formalized a 1% across-the-board federal pay raise for civilian employees in 2021 via an executive order, which he signed Thursday night with hours to spare before the start of the new year.
January 01, 2021 -
The $1.4 trillion omnibus spending package is packed with provisions that set spending and policy priorities for a variety of federal agencies in 2021.
December 21, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management has detailed guidance for federal employees working in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area during the week of Jan. 18. Most employees in the region will have two federal holidays that week.
December 17, 2020 -
Proposed regulations from the Office of Personnel Management prioritize an employee's performance over length of service when choosing who to retain during a reduction in force (RIF). The regulations are another piece of President Trump's 2018 executive order on employee firings.
December 16, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: The FCC rules that government contractors must have consent before robocalling. The president is strengthening the leadership at the Postal Service. And the the original Space Force enlistees, finish Basic Training.
December 15, 2020