Office of Personnel Management
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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 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a bicameral group of Democrats say top leadership vacancies at the Federal Emergency Management Agency are unacceptable.
July 22, 2020 -
A group of well-known good government organizations, federal employee affinity groups and private sector organizations are recommending a series of organizational changes to the Office of Personnel Management, as well as several solutions to longstanding human capital challenges.
July 21, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, nearly 22,000 service members have now been diagnosed with coronavirus after this week saw a more than 20% jump.
July 21, 2020 -
The president will nominate John Gibbs, a current political appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, to be the new director of the Office of Personnel Management. If confirmed, he'll be the third permanent OPM director in as many years.
July 20, 2020 -
New draft regulations from the Office of Personnel Management will ensure employees and annuitants experience no major interruptions to their federal health, dental, vision and life insurance during future government shutdowns.
July 17, 2020