Human Resources
The Ticking Time Bomb in the Federal Workforce
The author notes that the numbers of young federal employees are dropping while the overall federal workforce is aging.
OPM
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Retirement
OPM Falling Further Behind on Retirement Applications Backlog
The Office of Personnel Management saw yet another surge in the number of new retirement applications come in during February, pushing the outstanding backlog higher. OPM is aware…
Human Resources
Unions, Official Time and the Politically Neutral Fed Workforce
A bill to require OPM to provide yearly data to Congress on union activity by federal employees is under consideration in the House.
Federal Workforce News
Federal Disability Retirement Through OPM: A Life-Changing Event
For Federal employees and U.S. Postal workers, filing for Federal Disability Retirement benefits through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is a life-changing event and a leap into…
Human Resources
You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Work Here (or Maybe You Do)
The author notes that turnover in agency Chief positions is high. He looks at the roles that some of these leadership positions play in fulfilling an agency's mission…
Pay & Benefits
House Committee Wants to Ensure Federal Workers Are Being ‘Properly Compensated’
What changes, if any, should be made to the federal employee compensation and benefits package or how federal pay is determined each year? A Congressional committee is asking…
Agency News
OPM CIO Donna Seymour Resigns
The Office of Personnel Management's Chief Information Officer, Donna Seymour, has announced her retirement after mounting pressure for her to step down over her role in the data…
Agency News
OPM Data Breach Consequences for 2016 and Beyond
The recent data breaches at the Office of Personnel Management impacted millions of current and former federal employees. These are highlights of some actions the government is taking…
Retirement
Cobert Says More Funding Needed to Fix Retirement Applications Backlog
Acting Office of Personnel Management director Beth Cobert recently addressed the agency's seemingly endless backlog of retirement applications and discussed the steps being taken to improve it.
Human Resources
Who Runs an Agency – The Agency Head or the Inspector General?
Who runs a federal agency: the agency head or the inspector general? The author discusses the role of inspectors general (IGs) in agency operations and when (or not)…