The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has authorized a government-wide direct hire authority for artificial intelligence (AI) positions, in an effort to help with the AI hiring surge following President Biden’s recent AI executive order (EO). […]
Federal civilian employees can expect to officially receive a sizable pay raise in 2024 after President Biden signed an executive order implementing the increases. […]
While technology advancements are reshaping the way IT teams work together and driving organizational change across the Federal government, a top tech leader at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) said Tuesday that a major piece of modernization for better citizen experiences is rooted in training the agency workforce in tech adoption. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has vetoed the Special Salary Rate (SSR) for IT and cybersecurity employees, according to Department of Energy (DoE) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Ann Dunkin. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced a new “Talent Pools” tool on the USAJOBS website that provides Federal agencies an easier way to share certificates of job candidates across government. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced the launch of advertisements for its government-wide Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program, meaning Federal cybersecurity employees can now apply to rotational assignments at agencies outside of their own. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has finalized four new locality pay areas, ensuring approximately 33,000 Federal employees will receive a pay raise in fiscal year (FY) 2024. […]
The White House is working closely with Congress to develop legislation that would establish a Cyber Workforce Development Institute, as directed by the Biden administration’s National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy. […]
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., sent a letter on Monday to Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Kiran Ahuja to voice its support for a proposed rule that aims to protect career civil servants against a Trump-era Federal workforce policy known as “Schedule F.” […]
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released its governmentwide results of the 2023 OPM Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS) today, showing an increase in Federal employees’ overall engagement. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is getting close to releasing a proposal that would offer “equity around pay and flexibilities in the workplace” for Federal government tech and cybersecurity personnel, OPM Director Kiran Ahuja said today. […]
With the growing need to get cloud service capabilities online and operational across the Federal government, the chief information officer at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is making clear that agencies do not need to employ an “army” to get started on that work. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is in search of a new chief technology officer (CTO) who will be responsible for researching and determining the agency’s long-range technology direction. […]
With 85 percent of the Federal workforce living outside of the Washington, D.C., area, the President’s Pay Agent wants to ensure that locality pay is competitive across the nation. […]
As the government-wide chief diversity officer (CDO) for the Biden-Harris administration, Dr. Janice Underwood is looking to use technology as an enabler for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is directing Federal agencies to begin continuous vetting (CV) procedures for employees in “non-sensitive public trust positions,” starting in fiscal year (FY) 2024. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is gearing up to administer the 2023 Federal Employee Benefits Survey (FEBS) this fall to a random sample of 100,000 Federal employees across the government. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released a new “handbook” for Federal agencies that encourages them to focus more on a job candidate’s skills as opposed to whether or not they received a certain educational degree. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is calling on Federal agencies to send in their requests for special salary rates (SSRs) for typically hard-to-fill positions by Oct. 13. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today announced a proposed rule that aims to protect career civil servants against a controversial Trump-era Federal workforce policy known as “Schedule F,” which makes it easier to fire Federal employees. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has been working to reinvent the workforce of the future by making it more inclusive, agile and engaged, and equipped with the right skills. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) earlier this month announced new guidance for identifying and coding Federal jobs with program management and project management functions. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued proposed regulations today to update the Pathways Programs to expand opportunities for early career professionals and better meet the Federal government’s workforce needs. […]
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Guy Cavallo previewed his agency’s upcoming new website on Thursday, which he said is centered around improving four specific customer experiences and helping customers quickly find what they’re looking for. […]
The Federal Intern Experience Program has officially kicked off, and agency officials from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), General Services Administration (GSA), and Department of Education offered career advice to the new interns on Tuesday to help them make the most of their experience in the Federal government. […]
Employees at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will be required to work some days in the office starting next month. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has launched two new job portals on USAJOBS to help streamline the job search for national security and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) Federal government positions. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) director sent a memo to agency chief human capitol officers (CHCO) today to help identify key skills and competencies required for positions related to AI within the Federal workforce. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is turning to Federal agency leaders to help promote its new governmentwide intern experience program. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the OPM Retirement Quick Guide this week to help walk Federal employees through the retirement process and know what to expect as a retirement application is processed and benefits are determined. […]