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OPM, OMB Announce New HR Mgmt Effort

The Office of Personnel Management, the Office of Management and Budget and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council have launched a new initiative aimed to help agencies change planning, ...
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Report: Pentagon Cuts Clearance Reinvestigation Time, Cites Sequestration

The Defense Security Service has reduced the amount of time it takes to request updated background checks on people holding security clearances from 90 days, Federal Times reports. Jim ...
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OPM: Some Unused Worker Furloughs Could Turn Into Vacation Time

The Office of Personnel Management has issued guidance that would alloow some federal workers to convert extra furlough days into additional paid vacations if an agency cancels required ...
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Elaine Kaplan to Head OPM on Acting Basis

Elaine Kaplan Elaine Kaplan, general counsel at the Office of Personnel Management, will assume leadership of the agency on an acting basis Monday as John Berry steps down from the ...
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OPM Now Hosting AF Civilian Personnel Electronic Records; Sal Lara Comments

The U.S. Air Force has transferred electronic official personnel files of its civilian employees to a digital storage system run by the Office of Personnel Management. OPM built its ...
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Director John Berry to Leave OPM Later this Month

When Director of the Office of Personnel Management John Berry‘s four-year term ends in eight days, he will not return for another term, according to a Federal News Radio article. Jason ...
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ExecutiveGov Counts Agency Sequestration Furloughs, Personnel Actions

Many federal agencies are faced with the decision over whether to implement furloughs, where agencies would put employees on unpaid leave for a determined amount of time as a means ...
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OPM Choosing Hiring Freeze Over Furloughs

The Office of Personnel Management does not plan to place its employees on furloughs as a means to help manage the automatic cuts under sequestration, GovExec reports. An agency spokesman ...

February Retirements Exceed OPM’s Projection By Three Times

A wave of federal retirement claims in February exceeded the Office of Personnel Management‘s projections by three times for that month, according to Fierce Government. Zach Rausnitz ...
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Peter Levin Stepping Down As VA CTO

Peter Levin Peter Levin, chief technology officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has told Fedscoop he plans to step down from his position as of March 1. David Stegon writes ...