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The Office of Personnel and Management has launched an effort to address the COVID-19 disease that has caused the U.S. government to declare a national emergency. OPM said Friday its COVID-19 Surge Response Program aims to disseminate federal work opportunities in support of coronavirus response work.

Michael Rigas, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, issued a memo Wednesday outlining temporary procedures on how agencies can facilitate vetting and appointment of employees amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Michael Rigas, the newly named acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, will assume additional responsibilities as interim deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, Federal News Network reported Wednesday. He will succeed Margaret Weichert, who is set to join Accenture’s commercial practice.

The National Academy of Public Administration announced that a five-member panel would direct NAPA research personnel to look at the potential outcomes of the proposed merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration, FCW reported Monday.

Russell Vought, who has led the Office of Management and Budget on an acting basis since early 2019, will be nominated by President Trump to lead the agency on a full-time basis, the White House announced Wednesday.

Dale Cabaniss, director of the Office of Personnel Management, immediately resigned from her post Tuesday, Politico reported. Michael Rigas, deputy director at OPM, will lead the agency on an interim basis, according to a spokesperson for OPM.

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., urged the directors of national intelligence and the Office of Personnel Management to make sure the coronavirus outbreak does not affect security clearances in the intelligence community. The senator wrote a letter posted Wednesday to Richard Grenell and Dale Cabaniss amid concerns of the outbreak's financial effects causing security clearance delays.

Dale Cabaniss, director of the Office of Personnel Management, has issued a memo detailing the findings of an interagency group on the feasibility of skills assessment tests for government cyber personnel.

The White House has requested $70M in “no-year” appropriated funds to support the proposed transfer of Office of Personnel Management functions to the General Services Administration, Federal News Network reported Tuesday.

The Office of Management and Budget seeks an individual capable to serve as the federal deputy chief information officer. The federal deputy CIO would lead and advise on the development of information technology policy for the federal government, USAJOBS said. The officer will operate from Washington, D.C.