Office of Personnel Management
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In today's Federal Newscast, with the threat of a government shutdown looming, the National Treasury Employees Union is pleading with Congress to pass the seven remaining appropriations bills.
November 28, 2018 -
A recent GAO report concluded that employees believe agencies are doing reasonably well on four of OPM’s Five Phases of Performance Management, with improvement needed on rewarding.
November 27, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after requests from Congress, the Government Accountability Office will look into how the Department of Veterans Affairs developed its strategy for its electronic health record modernization program.
November 27, 2018 -
Chief human capital officers told the Government Accountability Office they're seeking best practices, guidance and research on leading performance management concepts from the Office of Personnel Management.
November 21, 2018 -
Agencies have more guidance now on how they should comply with President Donald Trump's May executive orders on collective bargaining. Hear this and more stories in today's Federal Newscast.
November 21, 2018 -
The Defense Department is planning to merge the National Background Investigations Bureau, Defense Security Service and other entities within the Pentagon to form one, new security clearance entity.
November 20, 2018 -
Few people feel the whiplash of policy changes and oversight enthusiasms more than career federal executives. Bill Valdez, president of the Senior Executives Association, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for his take.
November 16, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, in it's annual report for 2018, the IRS' Criminal Investigation division explained how it is maintaining enforcement despite not having as many agents as it used to.
November 16, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management announced a series of changes that it said will alleviate existing burdens on agencies to prove their senior executives are meeting mission goals.
November 15, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service lost money for the 12th straight year, although a rate increase on stamps could help.
November 15, 2018 -
The Federal Salary Council also offered some reassurance to federal employees in at least four areas where locality pay is still pending. Locality pay rates should be finalized in time for employees' first paychecks in January 2019, the Office of Personnel Management said.
November 14, 2018 -
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner (D) asked the Defense Department for information on how it will fix derelict homes on bases in his home state, this after a news report detailed serious hazards in military housing nationwide.
November 09, 2018 -
Unions representing federal and postal workers may be among the biggest winner in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Most went all out — though not exclusively — for Democratic candidates.
November 09, 2018 -
The Office of Personnel Management said agencies should continue to bargain in "good faith" and comply with the provisions of the president's executive orders that haven't been overturned in a recent court order.
November 08, 2018 -
For the third month in a row, the Office of Personnel Management’s retirement claims backlog has ticked upward.
November 08, 2018