Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers and warnings of bigger cuts on way
Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.
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Controversial OPM email server operates 'entirely' on government computers, agency says
An attorney representing unnamed OPM employees asked a judge on Jan. 27 to issue a temporary restraining order halting the system as it represented a grave security risk to roughly 2 million ...
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I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.
I’m a career civil servant at the federal government’s Office of Personnel Management, and I’m sorry. Normally, the only time anyone hears about our agency is when we declare snow days for ...
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OPM reveals new details about its CIO
The new details on his background follow Nextgov/FCW reporting on the questions raised by the Office of Personnel Management’s unique privacy impact assessment that this new CIO signed for the ...
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Q&A: Explaining OPM’s deferred resignation for federal workers
The Trump administration has released an FAQ to clarify questions around the deferred resignation offer made to federal workers this week, giving eight months’ salary to workers who opt to resign.
The Hill10d
OPM employees file suit to block use of new email system
If the request is granted, OPM would be forced to disconnect its server until it can construct a plan for how to protect employees’ data, a requirement of the E-Government Act of 2002. The ...