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The 2017 Defense Authorization Act recently passed by the Senate includes a provision that places some limits on veteran preference. The author analyzes the bill in detail and discusses whether or not it would be good for veterans’ preference.
When filling out an SF86 form, you may face a steeper punishment than denial or revocation of your security clearance. A recent case highlights the repercussions dishonesty can create for federal employees who lie on this form.
Acting OPM director Beth Cobert said in a recent blog post that her agency sets an example for how LGBT federal workers are and should be treated and reminded others that discriminating against a person because of his or her sexual orientation is illegal. This approach to federal employment was not always the case, however.
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) wants answers from OPM as to how a federal employee was paid bonuses that exceeded 20% of his base salary and how potentially widespread the issue is throughout the government.
Federal employees will now be eligible for discounted tuition rates at Penn State World Campus thanks to a new agreement just announced by the Office of Personnel Management.
A divorced spouse relied on an inaccurate version of a 20-year-old divorce decree to get OPM to award her a survivor annuity on the death of her former husband. When presented with the accurate version of the decree, OPM revoked the annuity and demanded repayment. See what happened.
Which racial groups are the largest in the federal workforce and are there salary differentials? How is the racial composition of the workforce changing?
OPM is looking for a new Chief Information Officer. That raises the question – Is it a job worth having?
The author says that hiring managers have a crucial role in the hiring process. However, he says problems arise because many of them assume that everything but the selection is the job of human resources.
The Office of Personnel Management received roughly the same number of new retirement claims in May as it did in April, however, because fewer were processed, the backlog of outstanding claims remained relatively unchanged.
