What's New at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

What's New at the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2012-05-14T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/rss/WhatsNew.atom U.S. Office of Personnel Management http://www.opm.gov/ webmaster@opm.gov The Federal Labor-Management Relations Council has cancelled this week's May 16, meeting at OPM Headquarters. The next meeting will be held on July 18, 2012, at OPM Headquarters. 2012-05-14T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-05-14T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.govhttp://www.lmrcouncil.gov/meetings/index.aspx Office of Personnel Management News Release: OPM ISSUES FINAL REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE CLEAR PATHWAYS TO FEDERAL SERVICE FOR STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES 2012-05-10T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-05-10T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-issues-final-regulations-to-provide-clear-pathways-to-federal-service-for-students-and-recent-graduates,1747.aspx Office of Personnel Management News Release: OPM ISSUES FINAL REGULATIONS TO PROVIDE CLEAR PATHWAYS TO FEDERAL SERVICE FOR STUDENTS AND RECENT GRADUATES]]> Federal Register: Political Activity--Federal Employees Residing in Designated Localities 2012-05-07T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-05-07T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-10951 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Political Activity--Federal Employees Residing in Designated Localities]]> Public Service Recognition Week is May 6-12 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.govhttp://publicservicerecognitionweek.org/index.shtml Office of Personnel Management Open Government Plan v.2 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/open/includes/OPM%20Open%20Government%20Plan_v2.pdf Office of Personnel Management News Release: OPM Director John Berry to Address 2012 Graduating Seniors 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-05-04T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/news/opm-director-john-berry-to-address-2012-graduating-seniors,1746.aspx Office of Personnel Management News Release: OPM Director John Berry to Address 2012 Graduating Seniors]]> Federal Register: Submission for Review: Expiring Information Collection, Interview Survey Form, INV 10 2012-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-10295 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: Expiring Information Collection, Interview Survey Form, INV 10]]> Federal Register: Excepted Service 2012-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/index.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Excepted Service]]> National Prescription Take-Back Day, April 28, 2012 2012-04-26T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-26T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.govhttp://www.chcoc.gov/transmittals/TransmittalDetails.aspx?TransmittalID=4752 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Excepted Service 2012-04-23T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-23T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-9758 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Excepted Service]]> The Draft Job Family Standard for Professional Work in the Medical and Healthcare Group, 600 is available for review and comment until June 29, 2012. 2012-04-20T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-20T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/fedclass/html/draft.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Hispanic Council on Federal Employment. There will be a meeting on May 4, 2012; this meeting is open to the public. See details. 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-19T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-9469 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Hispanic Council on Federal Employment. There will be a meeting on May 4, 2012; this meeting is open to the public. See details.]]> BAL 12-201 announces the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: End of Election Opportunity for Certain Contingency Operation Employees. 2012-04-12T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-12T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: New Premium Rating Method for Most Community Rated Plans 2012-04-02T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-02T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-7835 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: New Premium Rating Method for Most Community Rated Plans]]> Federal Register: Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Austin, TX and Waco, TX, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas 2012-04-02T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-02T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-7728 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Austin, TX and Waco, TX, Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas]]> Draft Position Classification Flysheet for Emergency Management Series, 0089 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/fedclass/html/draft.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: SF 3104, Application for Death Benefits Under the Federal Employees Retirement System; and SF 3104B, Documentation and Elections in Support of Application for Death Benefits When Deceased Was an Employee at the Time of Death 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-6783 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: SF 3104, Application for Death Benefits Under the Federal Employees Retirement System; and SF 3104B, Documentation and Elections in Support of Application for Death Benefits When Deceased Was an Employee at the Time of Death]]> Speech of OPM Healthcare & Insurance Director John O'Brien, FEHB Carrier Conference 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-30T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/About_OPM/director/remarks/3-29-12-FEBCarrierConf.asp Office of Personnel Management Remarks of OPM Director John Berry, Diversity and Inclusion Thought Leaders Conference, New York, NY 2012-03-27T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-27T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/About_OPM/director/remarks/3-27-12-DILeadersConfRemarks.asp Office of Personnel Management 2011 Pay Agent's Report to the President on Locality Pay for 2013 2012-03-22T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-22T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/oca/payagent/index.asp Office of Personnel Management News Advisory: HR University and CHCO Council to Host Flash Mentoring Event 2012-03-15T00:00:00.000-04:00 2012-03-15T00:00:00.000-04:00 http://www.opm.gov/news/hr-university-and-chco-council-to-host-flash-mentoring-event,1745.aspx Office of Personnel Management News Advisory: HR University and CHCO Council to Host Flash Mentoring Event]]> Remarks of OPM Director John Berry, National Congress of American Indians, L'Enfant Plaza Hotel 2012-03-09T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-03-09T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/about_opm/director/remarks/3-7-12-NCAIRemarks.asp Office of Personnel Management Remarks of OPM Deputy Chief of Staff Justin Johnson, ASPA Conference 2012, Las Vegas, NV 2012-03-09T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-03-09T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/About_OPM/director/remarks/3-3-12-ASPAConfRemarks.asp Office of Personnel Management Remarks of OPM Director John Berry, CFC Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas 2012-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-03-01T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/about_opm/director/remarks/2-29-12-CFCRemarks.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Monmouth, NJ, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-4548 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Monmouth, NJ, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area]]> Telework Week, March 5-9, 2012 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.govhttp://www.telework.gov/ Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: January 2012 Pay Schedules 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-4544 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: January 2012 Pay Schedules]]> Federal Register: National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations Meeting 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-27T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-4540 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: National Council on Federal Labor-Management Relations Meeting]]> Fiscal Year 2011 Annual Performance Report 2012-02-24T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-24T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/gpra/opmgpra/index.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Ballpark E$timate Tool updated with Thrift Savings Plan deferral limit for 2012! 2012-02-23T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-23T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/tools/calculators/ballpark/BallparkIntro.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: CFC-50 Commission 2012-02-21T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-21T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-3896 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: CFC-50 Commission]]> Fiscal Year 2013 Congressional Budget Justification 2012-02-17T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-17T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/budget/ Office of Personnel Management BAL 12-304 provides details on the method agencies must remit payments to OPM in FY 2012 for VSIPs and VERAs Processing Costs. 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp Office of Personnel Management BAL 12-306 announces the FY 2012 Third Quarter FEHBP Cost Factor. 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee Meetings 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-3577 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee; Open Committee Meetings]]> BAL 12-305 March 2012 Headcount is a reminder for payroll providers to submit the semiannual Headcount report for the March 2012 reporting period. 2012-02-14T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-14T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN and employees have the OPTION for UNSCHEDULED LEAVE OR UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK. 2012-02-08T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-08T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/status/index.aspx Office of Personnel Management The next Labor-Management Council meeting is scheduled for February 15th at 10 a.m. All Council meetings are open to the public. 2012-02-07T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-07T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.govhttp://www.lmrcouncil.gov/index.aspx Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Excepted Service--Appointment of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities, Severe Physical Disabilities, and Psychiatric Disabilities 2012-02-07T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-07T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-2660 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Excepted Service--Appointment of Persons With Intellectual Disabilities, Severe Physical Disabilities, and Psychiatric Disabilities]]> Federal Register: Submission for Review: Information Collection; Interview Survey Form (INV 10) 2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-2473 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: Information Collection; Interview Survey Form (INV 10)]]> Federal Register: Submission for Review: Financial Resources Questionnaire (RI 34-1, RI 34-17) and Notice of Amount Due Because of Annuity Overpayment (RI 34-3, RI 34-19) 2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-2475 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: Financial Resources Questionnaire (RI 34-1, RI 34-17) and Notice of Amount Due Because of Annuity Overpayment (RI 34-3, RI 34-19)]]> Federal Register: Federal Register: The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment will hold its third meeting on Thursday, February 16th. This meeting is open to the public. 2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-2389 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Federal Register: The Hispanic Council on Federal Employment will hold its third meeting on Thursday, February 16th. This meeting is open to the public.]]> View our list of contracting opportunities 2012-02-02T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-02T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/doingbusiness/contract/businessops.aspx Office of Personnel Management BAL 12-303 Interim IRS Guidance on Informational Reporting to Employees of Cost of Group Health Insurance Coverage - Now Mandatory for the FY 2012 Tax Year. 2012-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-30T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: Certificate of Medical Examination, 3206-0250 2012-01-26T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-26T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/cfr/fedregis/#2012-1677 Office of Personnel Management Federal Register: Submission for Review: Certificate of Medical Examination, 3206-0250]]> BAL 12-301 announces the FY 2012 Second Quarter FEHBP Cost Factor. 2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp Office of Personnel Management BAL 12-302 announces the new requirement for agencies to make payments to the CSRDF in FY 2012 for VSIPs,VERAs Processing Costs Per P.L. 112-74. 2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/retire/pubs/bals/bal12.asp#302 Office of Personnel Management Federal agencies in the Washington, DC, area are OPEN under an 11:00 a.m. DELAYED ARRIVAL and employees have the OPTION FOR UNSCHEDULED LEAVE OR UNSCHEDULED TELEWORK. 2012-01-22T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-22T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/status/index.aspx Office of Personnel Management Remarks of OPM Director John Berry, 50th Anniversary of Executive Order 10988, AFL-CIO offices 2012-01-19T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-19T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/About_OPM/director/remarks/AFLCIO01-17-12.asp Office of Personnel Management Strategic Plan for Retirement Services 2012-01-18T00:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-18T00:00:00.000-05:00 http://www.opm.gov/StrategicPlan/pdf/StrategicPlanforRetirementServices.pdf Office of Personnel Management