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OPM issues RFI for Retirement System Modernization project
After three failed attempts, director Berry hopes to focus only on what needs to be fixed now. Information request comes seven months after agency ended its latest attempt.
Tags: technology , contracting , Valerie Melvin , OPM , GAO , Hewitt , Retirement Systems Modernization , Jason Miller
OPM's Berry considers turning telework on its ear
OPM Director Berry sees managers and money as the two biggest obstacles to telework, and he's got some ideas about overcoming both.
Tags: mngt , technology , lessons learned , best practices , telework , OPM , AFGE
OPM to submit hiring reform advice to White House next week
"Change" has been the mantra of John Berry, the director of the Office of Personnel Management. Yesterday, he shared his latest thoughts on how he plans to implement change with the Federal Managers Association.
Tags: management , P&B , OPM , telework , GSA , USPTO , KSA , Max Cacas , federal hiring , best practices
Goals set for first labor-management relations board meeting
OPM notice in the Federal Register says first meeting will take place Feb. 26 in Washington. The goal is to gather suggestions to create labor-management forums in each agency.
Tags: management , Jeff Zients , OPM , OMB , Federal Labor Management Relations Board , Employee unions
Federal govt. open Tuesday under delayed arrival, unscheduled leave
The Office of Personnel Management has decided to open the federal government in the Washington, D.C. area under a delayed arrival/unscheduled leave policy for Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , OPM , snow , snow closings , Dorothy Ramienski
OPM's decision to open gov't. questioned after horrific commute
Commuters in the D.C. area faced grueling traffic backups on Friday morning. This, combined with a train derailment on the Red Line heading into the city has prompted many to deem the morning rush, "the commute from hell". Federal News Radio has contacted the Office of Personnel Management about their decision to open the federal government, and is waiting for a response.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , OPM , snow , snow closings , traffic , commute , WTOP , Dorothy Ramienski
Teleworking becomes top of mind for federal government
Now that the worst of the weather has passed, the Office of Personnel Management and the Obama administration are looking at lessons learned regarding the federal government's teleworking policies.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , COOP , telework , telecommuting , OPM , GSA , USPTO , Dorothy Ramienski
Federal government open on Friday, Feb. 12
Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are open under a delayed arrival/unscheduled leave policy. Employees should plan to arrive for work no more than 2 hours later than they would normally arrive, and employees who cannot report for work may take unscheduled leave.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , snow , snow closings , OPM , Dorothy Ramienski
USPTO battles Snowmageddon with telework
With the Federal Government closed for a record fourth day because of two back-to-back blizzards in the DC area, agency heads are now thinking about how to stay open in spite of weather related emergencies. One Federal agency says it has found the solution.
Tags: mngt , technology , teleworking , OPM , Danette Campbell , USPTO , Pete Garcia , Fredericksburg Telework Center , GSA , telework.gov
Federal government closed on Thursday
The federal government will be closed on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, according to the Office of Personnel Management. OPM John Berry tells Federal News Radio that he made the decision after a conference call with other local officials at 6 p.m., which has been the procedure all week.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , management , OPM , snow , snow closings , Dorothy Ramienski
