Office of Personnel Management
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In today's Federal Newscast, skills gaps across the federal workforce played a role in nearly half of government's high-risk areas.
December 03, 2019 -
Officials considering federal telework program changes first might want to check the press clippings about the Social Security Administration’s decision, or read results of a survey of Education Department workers.
December 03, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, a new audit by the inspector general found the Office of Personnel Management's financial management systems lack some basic cybersecurity protections.
December 02, 2019 -
You can’t be covered by any of the FEHBP plans unless you were enrolled in one — as in paying premiums — for the five years prior to retirement.
December 02, 2019 -
Health premiums can be hefty. Yet with all the choices in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program there is no reason someone should pay more than necessary.
November 29, 2019 -
The Education Department changed its telework policy last year, requiring most employees to show up to the office at least four days a week, which the agency justified as an effort to “enhance collaboration."
November 28, 2019 -
Leslie Weinstein, an Army Reserve officer and DoD policy consultant, explains why cyber excepted service can help the DoD attract and retain the best employees.
November 27, 2019 -
As several states and local governments have raised their minimum wages well past the federal rate of $7.25 in recent years, the Office of Personnel Management said it's received many questions how these changes might impact federal employees.
November 27, 2019 -
Bob Tobias, of the Key Executive Leadership program at American University, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin in the studio to share his thoughts.
November 27, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Personnel Management wants to lift the current time limitations for seasonal appointments.
November 26, 2019 -
Agencies and federal employee unions at last have more guidance on how to implement the all provisions of the president's workforce executive orders.
November 26, 2019 -
An agency watchdog report has found Census Bureau systems failed to meet “peak recruiting demands” this summer – a claim that the bureau disputes.
November 26, 2019 -
If there is an electrified third-rail within the nation’s largest employer, Uncle Sam Inc., it is teleworking.
November 26, 2019 -
With 10 working days to go until the health insurance open season ends, the $2,000-to-$3,000 question to ask is are you in the right Federal Employees Health Benefits Program plan?
November 25, 2019 -
The federal government’s half-million telecommuters are watching, many in horror, what is happening at the Social Security Administration where 11,000 teleworkers have been ordered back to the office.
November 21, 2019