President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources departent.
The new Trump administration’s effort to both get a grip on and dismantle the federal workforce has also been a dystopian farce.
Agencies should aim for a 30-day deadline to implement Trump’s return-to-office executive order, according to a memo from the Office of Personnel Management.
Employees have until Feb. 6 to decide whether to take the buyouts offered by OPM or return to the office— in most cases, five days a week.
The Trump administration released guidance on the classification formerly known as Schedule F, calling for redetermination of policy-influencing positions.
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all federal employees who don't want to return to in-person work in one of its latest moves — a little over a week after President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating federal workers' return to the office.
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to federal workers. Read the memo the Office of Personnel Management posted for employees.
Billionaire Elon Musk has worked behind the scenes on an initiative aimed at depleting the civil service, prompting questions about its legality.
The Trump administration OPM and OMB offices went on a memo blitz on Monday, including directing agency leaders to pause federal grants and to deliver return to office plans.
Agencies have until April 20 to recommend federal employee positions to be converted into the new “Policy/Career” classification, according to an OPM memo.
Federal workers who don’t want to return to the office are being offered buyouts, according to a memo posted to the US Office of Personnel Management’s website Tuesday night.
The Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government by offering what amounts to a buyout to federal employees is raising questions about its implementation and legality. The offer