U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Federal Investigative Services

About the Agency

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has a staff of more than 5,700 employees plus contractors and is responsible for the Federal Government's human resource planning, benefits programs, services, and policies for the 1.8 million employee civilian workforce worldwide.

The Office of Personnel Management:

• Manages the world's largest single-employer sponsored health insurance program, servicing over 8 million active and retired Federal employees and their families
• Administers a $700 billion asset retirement program.
• Administers 90% of all Federal agency employee and contractor background investigative services.
• Provides human resource and compensation consulting, and testing services and management development programs.

Our Agency Mission

Our mission is to ensure the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce. The Director of OPM is the President's chief advisor in human resources management, and OPM is the primary agency for helping the President carry out the responsibilities for managing the Federal workforce.

We accomplish our mission by: (1) Providing human capital advice and leadership for the President of the United States and Federal agencies (2) Delivering human resources policies, products and services (3) Ensuring compliance with merit system principals and protection from prohibited personnel practices (4) Holding agencies accountable for their human capital practices.

About the Organization

The primary purpose of the Federal Investigative Services Division (FISD) is to carry out high-quality, timely background investigations which will be used by Federal agencies to determine individuals' suitability for Federal civilian, military or Federal contract employment, and to determine individuals' eligibility for access to classified national security information. Secondarily, FISD has the responsibility for developing and, after Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval, implementing uniform policies and procedures to ensure the effective, efficient, and timely completion of security clearance investigations and adjudications by agencies.

To Learn More about the Agency/Organization

To learn more about OPM, FISD, go to http://www.opm.gov/products_and_services/