‘It’s the shadow OPM’: How DOGE is using a once-obscure federal agency as ground zero for its plans to shrink government
The once-obscure Office of Personnel Management, essentially the human resources department of the federal government, is now ...
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OPM retroactively edits probationary firing guidance to note it did not order probationary firings
Judge William Alsup, who presided over the case, said the administration’s argument was not credible and ordered both the Jan ...
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OPM tells agencies it’s not directing probationary firings
The human capital agency updated guidance to say it’s “not directing agencies to take any specific performance-based actions.
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OPM quietly swapped out privacy assessment for governmentwide email system central to ongoing litigation
Without any notice, OPM replaced a key privacy document for the agency's mass email system that's central to ongoing ...
OPM's second email to federal employees asks what they did last week — and adds a new requirement: report
The Trump administration sent federal workers another email asking about their accomplishments as Elon Musk works to uncover ...
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OPM revises probationary employees guidance, says it was not directing agencies to fire feds
The Trump administration's update to the guidance comes after a federal judge ruled last week that OPM's communications on probationary employees were illegal.
OPM says it can now process pensions digitally, as DOGE targets bizarre federal document mine
The Office of Personnel Management said it can process pensions entirely digitally, in two days, in a video promoted by Elon ...
Some remote federal employees get ultimatum from OPM: Move to Washington
The Office of Personnel Management email Wednesday to remote workers, some thousands of miles from Washington, told them they ...
Federal workers rally outside DC's OPM building over mass layoffs
Maryland Democratic Senator Chis Van Hollen joined federal workers at a rally outside of the Office of Personnel Management ...
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OPM tells court it never ordered mass firings, contradicting prior claims
The Trump administration is arguing in court that agencies acted on their own to fire probationary staff, but it previously ...
OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs
A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies ...
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OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says
“The implications of this are significant, including potential delays in mission-critical acquisitions, contract lapses, and increased operational risk for OPM. OPO’s limited team will be ...