People
Lawmakers question goals of reorganization plan
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle raised concerns about various aspects of the White House's plan to structurally reorganize the federal government.
People
DISA takes the lead in continuous monitoring clearance tech
The Defense Information Systems Agency is spearheading a continuous monitoring solution that it hopes will virtually eliminate the reinvestigation process for security clearance holders and reduce the backlog of more than 700,000 cases.
People
Reorg includes clearance overhaul
The plan would strip the Office of Personnel Management of its authority over background investigations and make the Pentagon the central hub for security clearance authority in the federal government.
Cybersecurity
OPM pushes agencies to report cyber workforce gaps
The Office of Personnel Management wants to know exactly what cybersecurity positions agencies need to fill and how they plan to fill them.
People
Trump team looks to refine workforce messaging
As the Trump administration continues its push to reform the federal workforce, its top management and personnel officials want to change how their message is being received.
People
OPM seeks governmentwide solution for digital employee records
The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a digital record system that would make it easier for federal employees to move across agencies and in and out of government.
People
Union sues Trump over workforce order
The American Federation of Government Employees wants a court to quickly overturn a Trump administration executive order putting limits on union activity conducted on the federal clock.
People
Administration officials defend planned cuts to workforce benefits
A House panel wanted details on how Trump administration plans to attract a high quality workforce while pushing legislative proposals aimed at cutting benefits.
People
OPM, OMB officials push major workforce changes
Just after proposing a series of changes to the federal workforce retirement system, administration personnel directors are looking at more changes to improve recruitment and hiring.
People
OPM pushes cuts to federal retirement benefits
The Office of Personnel Management is moving ahead with a series of changes to pension benefits that it estimates will save more than $143 billion over 10 years.
People
OPM chief looks to elevate CHCOs
In a new memo, Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon wants to make sure agency human capital chiefs have a seat at the top table.
People
Feds make almost one-third less than private-sector peers
The Federal Salary Council reported that federal employees make 32 percent less than their private-sector counterparts and recommended that six more areas be added to the locality pay program.
Cybersecurity
OPM tells agencies how to respond to cyber workforce needs
Agencies will have a year to identify high-value positions, investigate the root causes of any talent shortage and develop action plans before they start reporting annually to OPM.
Acquisition
After breach, OPM ignored contracting requirements in ID monitoring deal
Nearly four years after the data breach, OPM was found to have improperly awarded a multi-million contract for identity theft services.
People
Senior feds need better job prep, survey says
Just half the new SES members reported satisfaction with their onboarding experience, according to a newly released survey from the Office of Personnel Management.
People
Feds protest Trump's workforce plans
As senators voted to advance White House picks to lead OPM, unionized feds protested the president's civil service plans.
People
OPM looks to improve training, fix skills gap
The Trump administration's human resources strategy includes tasking agencies with better use of data and revising organizational structures.
Modernization
Security clearance process deemed 'high-risk' by GAO
The Government Accountability Office has added the governmentwide security clearance process to its list of government programs most in need of reform.
People
Even short shutdowns complicate federal hiring
With two government shutdowns in recent memory -- and a third looming -- the disruptions of federal operations make an already-protracted federal hiring process even more challenging.
People
OPM extends pay freeze for senior ranks
The Office of Personnel Management is extending a pay freeze for senior political officials — at least until Congress passes appropriations legislation.
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