Office of Personnel Management

Federal Government Opening Late

The Huffington Post | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Video, Metrorail, Vincent Gray, District of Columbia, Federal Government, Icy Weather, Metrobus, Office of Personnel Management, National Capital Region, Federal Government Late Start, Federal Government Closed, Weather OPM, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Freezing rain and slick roads in the D.C. region have prompted the Office of Personnel Management to delay the opening of the federal go...

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We Paid Dead People Using Paper, Pencil and a Whole Lot of Spit

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Congressional Oversight, Office of Personnel Management, Federal-Retirement-Funds, Federal Employees Retirement System, John Berry, Politics News

The technology to fix the Federal Employees Retirement System isn't a pipe dream. It's ready to use, right now. It's time to solve this problem once and for all for federal employees, its retirees and the American taxpayer.

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USAJOBS 3.0 Jumps the Shark

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Google, Office of Personnel Management, Obama Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, Linkedin, Federal Jobs, John Berry, Usajobs, Technology News

When the Obama administration needed real, proven innovative skills -- in this particular case to address the problem of veterans' unemployment -- it was not surprising to see that it had finally turned to private sector professionals for the solution.

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USAJobs: Help Not Wanted, But Desperately Needed

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Information Technology, Federal Jobs, Technology, Job Search, Usajobs, Technology News

One year behind schedule and nearly $20 million spent this year alone, the Office of Personnel Management couldn't come close to engineering a smooth launch of its USAJobs 3.0 platform update on Wednesday.

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The District of Cognitive Dissonance

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Job Skills, Federal Workforce, Office of Personnel Management, Opm, Government Employees, Politics News

Despite a dire economic situation with enormous odds stacked against us, our government is seriously dumbing-down its own financial prowess, as evidenced by the recent minimum qualification standards set by the Office of Personnel Management.

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Federal Government Pays Dead Workers $120 Million A Year: Report

The Huffington Post | Jillian Berman | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Workers, Federal Workers, Federal Retirement Funds, Retirement, Business News, Office of Personnel Management, Business News

As politicians debate the best way to address the national deficit, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has found one line-item that would seem ea...

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You Can Take It With You: Dead Federal Retirees Paid Millions Annually, Report Finds

Washington Post | By Ed O’Keefe | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Federal Funding, Retirement Benefits, Retirees, Federal Workers, Social Security, Deceased Federal Workers, Money, Retirement, Office of Personnel Management, Medicare, Patrick McFarland, Social Security Benefits, Politics News

The federal government pays out millions of dollars to dead people each year -- including deceased retired federal workers, according to a new report....

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Low and Slow: The Process of Reforming Government

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Federal Government, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Personnel Management, Reform, Innovation, Federal IT, Vivek Kundra, Usajobs, Politics News

If you were asked to make a personal investment in an organization would you accept an investment plan that would take 10 years, billions of dollars, with the odds of success below 25 percent?

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Crisis Confusion Reigns In Capital 10 Years After 9/11 With 'No One In Charge'

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Department of Homeland Security, First Responders, Dc Disaster Response, Janet Napolitano, DC City Council, Dc Emergency Plan, Phil Mendelson, Office of Personnel Management, Dc Crisis Management, Metropolitan Washhington Council of Governments, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Dhs, DC Earthquake, Emergency Preparedness, DC News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's capital made it through a rare earthquake and treacherous blizzard this year, laying bare a scary reality: Getting out of W...

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Obama White House (Quietly) Pushes Forward on Innovation

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 09.25.2011

Read More: General Services Administration, Gsa, Social Innovation, Energy Innovation, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Design, Obama Administration, Innovation, Government Transparency, Government, Third Industrial Revolution, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Open Government, Green Technology, Ideo, Office of Personnel Management, Video, Business News

Underscoring the raging debate over the size and scope of federal government is a broad national perception that the country's government is bloated, ...

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When Words Aren't Enough, Numbers Help Define OPM's Conflict of Interest

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Opm, Federal Budget Deficit, U.S. Debt, Office of Personnel Management Budget, Federal Debt, OPM Budget, Politics News

Tell the average person that intragovernmental funds transfers are the root of an institutional conflict-of-interest problem in Washington, D.C., and ...

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Government Claims It's Getting Easier To Apply For Federal Jobs

AOL Jobs | Wyatt Kash | Posted 07.19.2011

Read More: Job Announcements, John Berry, Hiring Practices, Job Applicants, Unemployment Crisis, Office of Personnel Management, Jobs, Hiring Reform Initiative, National Press Club, Business News

The director of the federal government's Office of Personnel Management reported new figures today indicating that agencies are making it easier to hi...

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The War on Ponzi-Style Government Waste

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 07.10.2011

Read More: Ponzi Scheme, Opm, Bernie Madoff, Federal Government Spending, Federal Government, Office of Personnel Management, Politics News

Given the current budget and deficit crisis, government needs to find savings fast and in large sums. A good place to start is to cut off all franchise and working capital funds. Put the money back in the programs they were appropriated to support.

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OPM Addresses Potential Affect Of Government Shutdown On Federal Employees

Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Opm, Office of Personnel Management Government Shutdown Guidelines, Opm Shutdown, Government Shutdown 2011, Office of Personnel Management Government Shutdown, Federal Government Shutdown 2011, Opm Government Shutdown, Office of Personnel Management, Opm Government Shutdown 2011, Opm Government Shutdown Guidelines, Government Shutdown, Federal Government Shutdown, Shutdown, Government Shut Down, Politics News

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued a statement addressing what a government shutdown would mean for federal employees should lawmakers fa...

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Conflict of Interest and Shakedowns at OPM

Linda E. Brooks Rix | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Corruption, Federal Government Spending, Federal Government, Politics News

Very few private sector companies or government agencies have weathered the recession as well as the Office of Personnel Management, thanks to a business model built on conflict of interest, lack of accountability and anti-competitive practices.

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Is 2011 the Year of Telework?

Josh Sawislak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Telework, John Berry, 2011, Telework Exchange, Technology News

Happy New Year and welcome to 2011. I believe this is going to be a banner year for a number of reasons. First, it kicks off the second decade of the ...

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John Berry: The Man Who Can Shut Down The Government

The New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John Berry Snow, John Berry, Snowmageddon, Federal Workers, Government Shutdown, Office of Personnel Management, Snowstorm, John Berry Government, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Dressed in flannel-lined blue jeans to guard against the chill, John Berry was in the second-floor bedroom of his Dupont Circle townhous...

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Federal Employee Forced To Pay For Abortion To End Life-Threatening Pregnancy

Washington Post | Joe Davidson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Bill, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Center for Reproductive Rights, Office of Personnel Management, Stupak Amendment, Anencephaly, Government Employees Health Association, D.J. Feldman Abortion, Federal Employee Abortion, D.J. Feldman, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Health Care Bill Abortion, Politics News

D.J. Feldman was 11 weeks pregnant last year when she learned that her child had anencephaly, a fetal defect that left the baby with almost no brain. ...

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Obama Administration Denies Lesbian Spousal Benefits Despite Judge's Finding

The Advocate | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Opm, Gay Rights, Obama Administration, Karen Golinski, Office of Personnel Management, San Francisco, Health Care, Gay Issues, Health Benefits, Politics News

The Office of Personnel Management has concluded that it does not have the legal authority to provide benefits to the spouse of Karen Golinski, a staf...

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Outline Of Senate Health Bill Agreement Emerging

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: #Hcr, Trigger, Cbo, Medicare Part D, Public Option, Senate Bill, Medicare Buy-In, Harry Reid, Cbo Score, Maria Cantwell, Health Care Reform, Senate Health Bill, Ben Nelson, Jeff Merkley, Medicare, Office of Personnel Management, Health Care, Politics News

Senate Democrats emerged from a caucus-wide meeting Wednesday evening tight-lipped about the elements of the "broad agreement" that has been reached o...

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Rankings Offer Congress Insider View of Federal Agencies

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Workforce, Federal-Agencies, Federal Government, Office of Management and Budget, President Obama, Office of Personnel Management, Max Stier, Peter Orszag, Securities and Exchange Commission, Congress, Politics News

If our legislative leaders really want a clearer picture of what's going on within the executive branch, they would be wise to listen closely to the opinions of government employees.

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Obama On The Spot Over Gay Partner Benefits

New York Times | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gay Partnership, Obama Gay, President Obama, Same-Sex Couples Federal Benefits, Obama Gay Rights, Obama, Defense of Marriage Act, Barack Obama, Gay Rights, Office of Personnel Management, Gays, Barack Obama Gay Issues, Gay Marriage, Politics News

Just seven weeks into office, President Obama is being forced to confront one of the most sensitive social and political issues of the day: whether th...

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Obama's Choice for OPM Director Faces Daunting Challenges

Max Stier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Personnel Management, Politics News, Federal Workforce, President Obama, Human Capital, John Berry, Federal Government, Human Resources, Politics News

President Obama has named National Zoo Director John Berry to lead the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Berry's new job will make getting giant pandas to reproduce look easy.

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