Cybersecurity
Cyber, contracting, HR experts join Trump agency teams
The Trump transition team names former OPM and DHS officials to GSA, DHS landing teams.
People
OPM freezes SES hiring
The Office of Personnel Management has put a hiring freeze on most Senior Executive Service positions to take effect Dec. 7, the same day President Obama has asked political appointees to hand in their resignations.
Cybersecurity
IG: OPM falling short on FISMA requirements
The latest audit by OPM's inspector general says the agency is regressing in its compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act.
People
The latest trends for federal telework
The Office of Personnel Management's annual report shows how agencies are measuring and managing telework -- and where better data is still needed.
People
White House makes final push to streamline federal hiring
The directors of OMB and OPM sent a memo to federal agencies with three objectives for improving their hiring processes.
Cybersecurity
ID protection to expire for more than 100,000 OPM hack victims
About 100,000 to 150,000 feds whose sensitive information was stolen in the OPM hack will have to re-enroll if they want to retain the compensatory identity protection coverage offered by OPM after Dec. 1.
People
OPM plans new work-life survey
The Office of Personnel Management will conduct a governmentwide survey to measure workplace flexibility as part of its efforts to attract and keep talented feds.
People
GAO wants better payroll data from OPM
The Office of Personnel Management's payroll and workforce data is unreliable and needs to be made more available for use by other agencies, according to a government watchdog.
People
Modest gains for most agencies in job satisfaction
OPM released agency-by-agency results from the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, and most agencies improved.
People
Administration appoints first head of NBIB
The National Background Investigations Bureau announced the appointment of its first director as the agency prepares to take over processing government background checks.
People
Obama nominates new OPM IG
A State Department watchdog has been selected to lead internal oversight at the Office of Personnel Management.
Digital Government
Chaffetz wants CyTech to get paid for OPM work
The cyber vendor on the ground when the OPM hack was first discovered has a powerful legislator backing his claims that the government owes him money.
Cybersecurity
Chaffetz details where OPM went wrong, warns about future
The House oversight committee's Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) delivered an indictment of OPM's security and the protracted federal procurement process.
Digital Government
Optimism, reservations over NBIB
The National Background Investigations Bureau is set to launch on Oct.1 and faces a daunting task of improving the security clearance process.
Digital Government
Lawmakers want the latest on new background check agency
Two Democratic lawmakers have asked OPM for a progress report on the planned National Background Investigations Bureau.
Cybersecurity
OPM hire means top detailees go back to their real jobs
The two top-level IT officials who were detailed to positions outside their agencies while OPM was between full-time CIOs will return to their regularly scheduled programming.
People
OPM on the hunt for deputy CIO
Newly appointed OPM CIO David De Vries has already started the search for a deputy.
People
White House raises caps on performance bonuses for senior feds
Senior Executive Service members and other senior feds could see larger performance bonuses, thanks to a shift in personnel policy.
Modernization
How the Pentagon can help federal buying power
The Defense Department’s plan to stand up IT for a background check bureau could be a model for civilian-DOD cooperation.
Cybersecurity