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Katherine Archuleta, former national political director of Obama’s reelection campaign, was confirmed in a 62-35 Senate vote Wednesday as the Office of Personnel Management director, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Lisa Rein writes the confirmation represents the first recorded vote on an OPM director nominee in the agency’s 35-year history. …

President Barack Obama is set to nominate Katherine Archuleta, former national political director of Obama’s reelection bid, to lead the Office of Personnel Management, according to a Federal News Radio article. Jason Miller writes Archuleta could replace John Berry, who left OPM in April, and would aim to help the agency revise the …

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 director’s role after four years. Berry informed employees in an email Thursday of his plans to leave and did not disclose what …

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 Miller writes that Berry informed the Chief Human Capital Officers Council of his intentions not to stay on as director. …

The Office of Personnel Management will start allowing federal workers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related fields to take time off to volunteer in STEM-related activities outside of work. In a letter to chief human capital officers, OPM Director John Berry wrote STEM is a functional area included in the …

Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry has reminded federal agencies that veterans are considered preference eligible for hiring into federal positions, according to a memo dated Friday. President Obama signed the VOW — Veterans Opportunity to Work — to Hire Heroes Act in November 2011. All agencies should accept …

The Office of Personnel Management is encouraging federal employees to support a Defense Department program for encouraging students to pursue federal technical careers. OPM Director John Berry wrote in a memo that the Pentagon’s education activity works to generate primary education students’ interest in science, technology, engineering, and math. The …

The Office of Personnel Management released new performance management system guidelines for the Senior Executive Service on Jan. 6. The new management system revamps the qualifications required to gain entry into SES and streamlines the way managers within the federal government are evaluated. The system evaluates based on whether the …

The Combined Federal Campaign, the annual charity drive targeted to federal employees, has one week left to go in its 50th anniversary season and a new commission says it should go beyond the federal workforce in the future. The CFC-50 Commission recommended in a Tuesday meeting the campaign also ask …

Winter weather is surely coming and just before it, the Office of Personnel Management, in an effort to avoid similar happenings of the January snowstorm that trapped commuters, has put out its updated Washington Area Dismissal and Closure Procedures. Office of Personnel Management Director John Berry said in a video accompanying …