All posts tagged "OPM"

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  Trump nominates controversial new candidate to lead OPM

  The White House has put forward a controversial new candidate to run the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which oversees HR across the federal government. On Monday Trump formally announced

  • Posted July 21, 2020
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  Unions vow to continue fighting White House moves to undermine workers

  White House attempts to undermine federal employee rights and union power are wasting government resources and have made it harder to protect worker safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to

  • Posted June 30, 2020
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  US unions demand COVID safeguards for federal staff

  Unions representing 300,000 US federal workers have written a letter to president Trump urging his administration to prioritise the safety and security of government employees in the face of COVID-19.

  • Posted June 2, 2020
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  US federal CIO signals long-term shift away from face-to-face meetings

  US federal bodies are likely to redesign their “physical footprint” in the light of COVID-19, the federal chief information officer of the United States has said, arguing that “in the

  • Posted May 26, 2020
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  US Digital Service recruitment reforms set for roll-out

  A pilot programme that streamlines the US government’s federal hiring process is to be expanded, according to an update to the President’s Management Agenda published last month.   The US

  • Posted January 21, 2020
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  OPM urges US federal agencies to hire military spouses and ex-prisoners

  The US government aims to increase diversity within the federal workforce by encouraging human capital officers to take full advantage of two existing hiring programmes that make it easier for

  • Posted November 26, 2019
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  US House draft spending bill proposes 3.1% federal pay rise

  The Trump administration’s plans for a 2020 federal pay freeze and the break-up of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) have been rejected in a draft funding bill released by the

  • Posted June 9, 2019
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  White House pushes ahead with federal HR agency break-up

  The White House is finalising its plans to break up the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), with the Washington Post reporting that an executive order is in the final stages

  • Posted April 15, 2019
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  Unions welcome Trump’s nomination for federal HR chief

  US president Donald Trump has announced that he intends to nominate former Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) chair Dale Cabaniss to lead the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) – which

  • Posted March 14, 2019
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  US aims to launch ‘innovation incubator’ in 2019

  The US aims to establish an ‘innovation incubator’ during 2019, bringing together industry, academia and the government to address issues facing federal agencies. Margaret Weichert, deputy director of the Office

  • Posted December 27, 2018
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