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The Office of Personnel Management has updated the pay fact sheet for Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities (NAFI) employees who move to General Schedule positions.
After a massive influx of new retirement applications in January and February, OPM finally got a break in March and was able to make some headway on reducing…
If you are the spouse of a federal employee who has passed away, what do you need to do with regards to the benefits? And if you are…
The Office of Personnel Management is celebrating National Nutrition Month by encouraging federal employees to watch what they eat.
The Office of Personnel Management has released some important questions and answers about the upcoming FEGLI open season later this year.
The author says that many federal workers do not feel safe speaking honestly with their supervisors and agency leaders. He discusses why this is a problem and how…
Change is afoot in Congress for the federal human resources system for rating and removing federal employees. Federal employees who have been around for awhile may think we…
The author says that when the Metro system shut down in Washington, DC this week, OPM was faced with a difficult, and ultimately thankless, decision. He says the…
The author says that while the government is making progress, it needs to address the fundamental problems that are preventing it from fully utilizing modern technology. He discusses…
Acting OPM director Beth Cobert has issued a memo urging agency leaders to be mindful of health risks involved with sending federal employees to areas impacted by the…