OPM renews effort to consolidate 119 HR systems into one
The Office of Personnel Management is eyeing July 4, 2027, to fully launch a new governmentwide human resources…
Court blocks Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs for federal employees
A judge is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from carrying out its latest round of federal employee layoffs…
What to expect while you’re expecting (your retirement benefit, that is)
Scott Kupor, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management, publishes weekly updates on OPM and the federal…
Federal health insurance premiums to see another large spike in 2026
Federal employees and annuitants are heading for yet another year of large increases to their health insurance premiums,…
America will see its largest mass resignation in history as 100,000 federal workers are set to quit their jobs today
While many U.S. workers cling to their paychecks as the job market is rocked by AI-related headcount cuts…
Federal retirement meets shutdown risk on the same day — what could go wrong?
Terry Gerton Well, it is September 30th, so there’s a lot happening in all of the air around…
Under threat of RIFs and a government shutdown, some federal employees ‘not buying it’
On the eve of the deadline for a government shutdown, a crowd of current and former federal employees…
Mass email tells federal employees not to blame Trump for government shutdown
With no deal in sight to avoid a government shutdown, several agencies are sending nearly identical emails to…
Federal employee RIFs can still happen in a government shutdown, OPM says
After the Trump administration encouraged agencies to conduct further reductions in force, the Office of Personnel Management is…
We’ll do some social security myth busting
Terry Gerton Today we’re going to talk about social security. You’ve been noticing as you talk to retirees…
Federal retirement claim processing times increase
Federal retirement claim processing times increase OPM’s backlog of retirement claims dropped by 2,000 to 24,300. Michele Sandiford…
Agencies will still see strict limits on recruitment once hiring freeze expires in July
Agencies will not be able to fill or create any federal jobs for another three months, after President…