The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a final rule Thursday to expand opportunities for early career talent in the Federal government. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today issued a final rule confirming protections for career civil servants against the potential reemergence of a controversial Trump-era Federal workforce policy that aimed to create a new “Schedule F” for employees in policymaking roles that would make it easier to fire them. […]

The age of generative AI is here, and top officials from across the Federal government said this week that agencies must begin the work to demystify and embrace the tool among their workforce to transform how business is done. […]

As Federal agencies continue on their zero trust journeys, Federal officials on Thursday stressed the importance of being intentional with their cybersecurity tools and budgets in order to remain a step ahead of adversaries. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued new guidance to agencies on pay flexibilities and programs available to help recruit and retain AI talent in the Federal government. […]

As Federal agencies are looking to improve customer experience (CX) across government, government officials at the Feb. 22 Digital Transformation Summit hosted by ACT-IAC and Carahsoft shared some of the ways they’re driving towards that goal, including through website modernization. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a new Workforce of the Future Playbook on Feb. 23 that features twelve priority areas, including the integration of AI technologies into human resources (HR) processes. […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is seeking feedback from Federal AI experts as part of a new governmentwide survey that will result in a finalized AI Competency Model.   […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today released its 2023 Equity Action Plan, which spotlights data as a tool to better understand barriers and advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in the Federal workforce. […]

Coinciding with Data Privacy Week, MeriTalk sat down with Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Chief Privacy Officer Kirsten Moncada to discuss how data privacy efforts are working to build trust in government, and the importance of teamwork in data governance. […]

While the government’s security clearance and other personnel vetting processes help to ensure Federal employees are trustworthy, a new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) finds that the Federal government lacks consistent and complete data on how these processes work. […]

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s Cybersecurity, IT, and Government Innovation Subcommittee, called out the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Wednesday for what she called its slow work in implementing the 2020 AI in Government Act. […]

Janice Underwood will be stepping down from her role as the government-wide chief diversity officer (CDO) for the Biden-Harris administration and as the director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is searching for a chief data officer (CDO) who will also serve as the agency’s responsible AI official (RAIO) and chief AI officer (CAIO), according to a USAJOBS posting.  […]

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has published the first iteration of its Plum Book website in an effort to increase the transparency of senior Federal government leadership. […]

After two years of serving as chief data officer (CDO) at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Dr. Theodore Kaouk has moved to the new position of CDO and director of the Data Division at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) – an independent agency that oversees regulation of the U.S. derivatives markets – according to his LinkedIn account. […]

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. […]