House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM: Technology in Government
07/30/2020
House Committee Highlights Issues with OPM, going over several topics from Hiring to Cybersecurity to Locality Pay. This article examines the IT concerns that were accentuated. The House Appropriations Committee released a statement listing their concerns with the Office of ... Read More
OPM to Restore Canceled Leave to Feds Responding to the Pandemic
06/29/2020
OPM announced they will restore annual paid leave to feds responding to the pandemic, and will make the process easier than usual. Annual leave is important for federal employees to keep an eye on, because for many new retirees, the ... Read More
Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees?
05/28/2020
A bill proposed in the Senate would prevent Federal Employees from downloading the TikTok app on their Government phones- Is China Using TikTok to Spy on Federal Employees? A bill was introduced in the Senate by two Republican legislators that, ... Read More
Additional Sick Leave is Available for Federal Employees in 2020
04/30/2020
A provision in recently ratified law makes Extra Sick Leave available for All Feds for the year, for those who contracted the virus- and it could be even more The Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (EPSLA) was passed in March ... Read More
First Steps Are Being Taken to Send Employees Back to the Office
04/25/2020
First steps Are Being Taken to Reopen Government Agencies and Send Employees Back to The Office By STWS Advisor, Jennifer Meyer On Monday, a joint memorandum from OPM and The Office of Management and Budget outlined the initial steps and ... Read More
Rules for Recruitment Incentives Can Be Loosened for Federal Agencies
04/23/2020
OPM Tells Agencies- The ‘3R’ Incentive Rules are Relaxed to Allot up to 50% of Basic Pay Amidst COVID-19 Crisis. Recruitment Incentives could be possibly double for some. When operating normally, agencies are allowed to offer new hires up to ... Read More
OPM Backlog Drops 10% in March as Incoming Retirement Claims Drop
04/13/2020
OPM’s backlog of retirement claims for processing drops in total as the amount of incoming forms slow The process for handling claims for Federal retirement benefits is performed in a defunct limestone mine in Western Pennsylvania called Iron Mountain. Those ... Read More
Office of Personnel Management Expedites Hiring Amid Coronavirus Crisis
04/09/2020
OPM responds to the global health emergency- expedites hiring process and allows rehired annuitants at the VA to receive full pension and salary for their time. While the world has been turned upside down for most ... Read More
OPM Gets 9th Head Director in 7 Years After Cabaniss’ Sudden Resignation
03/23/2020
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director was Filled for the 8th time since 2013 as Michael Rigas takes over for Dale Cabaniss- who suddenly resigned on Tuesday, March 17th. The last Director of OPM to stay for a full ... Read More
