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OPM Issues Guidance on Agency Hiring of Chief Diversity Officers
The memo builds off President Biden’s executive order aimed at improving the diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility of federal agencies.
Report: 45% of All Federal Employees Teleworked in Fiscal 2020
The Office of Personnel Management’s latest annual telework report captures the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
OPM To Publish Rule Implementing Law Protecting Feds from Discrimination, Whistleblower Retaliation
The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act requires agencies to publish instances when they discriminated or retaliated against federal workers and encourages agencies to punish federal employees responsible for such acts.
More Details from the 2022 Pay Raise
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
OPM Faces Uncertain Funding Prospects
The federal government’s human resources agency is still dealing with budget shortfalls arising from moving background checks to the Defense Department, and the prospect of a full-year continuing resolution could exacerbate existing pressures.
OPM Proposes Regulations Repealing Trump-era Firing Policy
President Biden during his first week in office had rescinded the executive order aimed at making it easier to fire federal workers.
OPM Again Extends Deadline for Agencies to Adopt Skills-Based Hiring
The government's personnel agency said final guidance on implementing skills-based hiring assessments, rather than purely educational attainment, is coming soon.
Presidential Rank Award Winners Announced After a Year’s Hiatus
This year there are 230 winners from 37 agencies.
OPM Reminds Agencies to Provide Feds Leave for COVID-19 Boosters
Agencies should also grant leave to federal workers who need time off to take family members to get a booster of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Ahuja: OPM Has Hired More than 300 as Part of Agency Rebuild
The director of the Office of Personnel Management said a recent report on how to reform the HR agency has “galvanized” its workforce in support of change.
House Panel Advances OPM Reform Legislation
Republicans opposed the bill aimed at insulating the Office of Personnel Management from political interference, arguing that doing so would lead to “unaccountable bureaucrats.”
House Panel Examines Recruitment and Telework for the ‘Next Generation’ of Feds
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., said Wednesday that he is introducing legislation to reform the federal government’s internship programs and writing a bill to expand agencies’ metrics regarding telework following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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