Office of Personnel Management
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A panel of former federal technology executives offered the House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations suggestions for improving the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard after five years.
August 10, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bipartisan group of senators is pushing for more funding for the National Institutes of Health.
August 10, 2020 -
Issuing regulations on the new paid parental leave benefits is a key step toward implementing the new program, which goes into effect Oct. 1. They're 85 pages long, and be sure to read the fine print.
August 10, 2020 -
Though the Office of Personnel Management said it still plans to maintain management over its headquarters in Washington, D.C., through fiscal 2021, the agency's inspector general has several concerns about the plans for the General Services Administration to operate and maintain the building.
August 07, 2020 -
New regulations from the Office of Personnel Management, effective Monday, detail how "essential" federal employees can hold on to the annual leave they'd otherwise have to forfeit at the end of the year because their service is needed during the coronavirus pandemic. The regulations apply to future national emergencies too.
August 07, 2020 -
New regulations from the Office of Personnel Management detail how federal employees can use the highly-anticipated new paid parental leave program, which goes into effect in less than three months.
August 07, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, House Democrats make a significant push to improve whistleblower protection rights for federal employees.
August 05, 2020 -
The Office of Personnel Management has reorganized a few dozen of its employees into a new human capital data directorate, which the agency said will allow it to better manage information about the federal workforce. But its union said the moves are a part of a back-door effort to advance the administration's merger with the General Services Administration.
August 04, 2020 -
The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on government operations released the 10th Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard and no agency received a “F” or “D” grade for the first time.
August 04, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new executive order from the White House calls on agencies to examine contractors' use of foreign workers.
August 04, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the White House threatens to veto the House's minibus to fund a large amount of agencies.
August 03, 2020 -
The authors of a recent report offering suggestions on civil service modernization say they attempted to bring interested parties together to facilitate meaningful discussions on the topic. But at least one federal employee group said their effort did the opposite.
July 29, 2020 -
The acting OPM director shares insight on how a recent executive order will simplify and liberalize open federal hiring practices.
July 29, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, about 4,000 federal employees have filed workers' compensation claims with the Labor Department due to COVID-19.
July 28, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the American Federation of Government Employees is making a renewed push in court to score hazard pay for federal employees working on the frontlines of the pandemic.
July 24, 2020