Agency News
OPM’s IT Systems Still Lacking Nearly Three Years After Data Breaches
OPM has struggled to update its IT systems after the 2015 data breaches, and now a House Committee is asking the agency for information.
OPM
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Human Resources
Study Shows Greater Job Satisfaction Among Employees Using Work-Life Programs
OPM published the results of its first ever work-life survey which indicate that federal employees utilizing these programs perform better in their jobs.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Want to Know Why OPM is Suddenly Withholding Federal Employee Salary Data
OPM has increasingly been blocking the release of substantial amounts of federal employee salary data. Some lawmakers want to know why.
Agency News
OPM Has a New Permanent Director
The Office of Personnel Management has a new permanent director after going almost three years without one.
Retirement
OPM’s Retirement Backlog Tops 24k in February
The surge of new retirees typically seen at the start of a calendar year has pushed OPM's retirement backlog to levels not seen since 2015.
Retirement
No Interim Pay for Some FERS Retirees?
How does interim pay work with the FERS Annuity Supplement? The author provides an explanation.
Retirement
Do Not Let OPM Reduce Your Retirement Benefits Without an Appeal
Some retired federal employees were recently notified by OPM that their annuity payments were being reduced. Do they have any appeal options?
Pay & Benefits
OPM Addresses Pay for Federal Employees Affected by the Last Shutdown
The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance for handling pay for federal employees impacted by the brief shutdown in early February.
Q&A
Shrinking Supplemental Annuity Payments: Response from OPM
Readers have asked questions about the reduction in their annuity payments for retired federal law enforcement officers. Here is OPM's response.
Agency News
OPM Identifies Priorities for Federal Workforce in New Report
OPM has released its quadrennial identifying future challenges and priorities for the federal workforce.