Office of Personnel Management
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Mike Amato, former communications director at the Office of Personnel Management and now managing director at CLS Strategies, offers advice from his time in government.
July 20, 2018 -
Readers share their thoughts on how commuter gridlock caused by a potential D.C. Metro system strike would affect agencies' opinions on telework.
July 19, 2018 -
A former background investigator pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from her falsification of work on background investigations of federal employees and contractors.
July 19, 2018 -
Are agencies hiring at levels consistent with their budgets and past hiring practices? Former DHS CHCO Jeff Neal looks at OPM's employment numbers.
July 19, 2018 -
A strike by D.C.-area bus and subway personnel could give opponents of teleworking a taste of what the government would face in the event of a major weather event, natural disaster or terrorist attack.
July 19, 2018 -
Mike Amato, the former director of communications at OPM, remembers his colleague Jean Smith, who passed away last week at age 64.
July 16, 2018 -
For those making claims — including for disability benefits — against government agencies, some federal judges say they should pay attention to a new White House directive allowing administrative law judges to be politically appointed.
July 13, 2018 -
Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon spoke at the July 12 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's training conference in Washington, D.C., about the civil service and how he will longstanding workforce issues.
July 13, 2018 -
What's your agency doing about its telework program? We want to know. Follow the link below to take our anonymous online survey and to help us report on the future of telework in the federal government.
July 12, 2018 -
The Senate has announced long-awaited hearings for three nominees to the Merit System Protection Board. The agency that handles appeals from the Civil Service Commission has lack a quorum to do business for more than 18 months.
July 12, 2018 -
House Democrats are increasing their pressure on President Donald Trump to rescind his recent executive orders on official time and collective bargaining.
July 11, 2018 -
The Trump administration says a recent Supreme Court case decision is prompting the White House to change the current hiring process for administrative law judges.
July 10, 2018 -
The Justice Department tells Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) that it came to a premature conclusion on a recent case.
July 10, 2018 -
According to the Office of Personnel Management's monthly retirement report, June saw 23.2 percent more federal retirement claims than May and a roughly 53 percent more claims year over year.
July 09, 2018 -
Guest columnist Tom Trabucco reflects on his 46-year federal career and the cast of characters he met along the way, as well as how he views the current set of civil service reform proposals.
July 09, 2018