Government Executive

OPM’s retirement application pile remains large as the year draws to a close

Tom Hanks, playing Jim Lovell in Apollo 13, used this modified version of the astronaut's famous quote, "Houston, we have a problem!" I wonder if these words have been spoken at the Office of ...
The New York Times

Rams’ offense is as balanced as ever thanks to a 13-personnel revolution

The Rams ran 40 of their 70 plays in Sunday's win over the Cardinals with three tight ends on the field. Joe Camporeale / Imagn Images WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams lined up at the ...
NBC Washington

‘Want to be able to pay my bills': Feds respond as OPM orders their return after shutdown

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told federal employees in the Washington, D.C., area to show up on time Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump signed into law a funding bill to end ...
Benzinga.com

Senate Reaffirms Back Pay For 41 Days Of Missed Wages As Shutdown Nears End (CORRECTED)

At the heart of this process is the Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 (GEFTA), a bipartisan safeguard ensuring “all federal employees shall receive pay for the period of the lapse in ...
Government Executive

OPM’s retirement backlog skyrockets as deferred resignees begin offboarding

The federal government’s backlog of pending retirement claims hit the highest level since the COVID-19 pandemic last month, as tens of thousands of federal workers who accepted the Trump ...
Washington Technology

OPM releases final solicitation for government-wide HR modernization contract

The Office of Personnel Management has released the final solicitation for its government-wide human resources IT modernization contract. Proposals are due Oct. 31 and OPM is taking questions on the ...
New York Post

Trump announces Dan Scavino as new head of White House Presidential Personnel Office

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino is poised to play an even larger role in President Donald Trump’s administration, the president announced Sunday. Trump says Scavino, in addition to his ...
Fox News

Trump announces shakeup at top of WH personnel office

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan Scavino is poised to play an even larger role in President Donald Trump's administration, the president announced Sunday. Trump says Scavino, in addition to his ...
The New York Times

Trump Announces Longtime Aide Dan Scavino as Head of Personnel

Mr. Scavino, one of Mr. Trump’s most trusted advisers and a deputy chief of staff, has been by his side since the 2016 campaign. By Yan Zhuang President Trump announced early Sunday that he was ...
NBC Washington

As ‘Fork in the Road' ends, OPM director tells how they'll handle retirement claim surge

Tens of thousands of government workers are preparing to leave the federal workforce Tuesday, the final day for many who took the government’s “Fork in the Road” resignation offer earlier this year.
UPI

Ball python found trespassing at fire academy in Washington, D.C.

Sept. 23 (UPI) --A ball python found its way into the D.C. Fire and EMS Department's training academy and was safely apprehended by emergency personnel. The department said on social media that the ...
Nextgov

OPM tech lead Greg Hogan leaves post

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Office of Personnel Management’s top technology official, Greg Hogan, has left the job he’s held at the agency since day two of the ...