USPS OIG Report: Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) in the [Redacted] District September 9, 2015 The Postal Service is one of the nation’s largest employers of veterans and disabled veterans and conducts a continuing affirmative action program to recruit, hire, place, and advance disabled veterans. The Postal Service employs 89,319 veterans, which represents 18.3 […]
According to OPM: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced an upcoming FEGLI Open Season and changes in premium rates for certain Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI). These include changes to premium rates for Option A (most age bands), Option B (most age bands), Option C (most age bands), and Post-Retirement Basic Insurance. […]
Follows two data hacks exposing personal information of close to 25 million July 9, 2015 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement: “The technological and security failures at the Office of Personnel Management predate this director’s term, but Director Archuleta’s slow […]
July 9, 2015 – Yesterday OPM announced: In the coming months, the Administration will work with Federal employee representatives and other stakeholders to develop a proposal for the types of credit and identity theft monitoring services that should be provided to all Federal employees in the future – regardless of whether they have been affected […]
July 9, 2015 – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that 21.5 million people have had their sensitive information, including Social Security numbers, stolen from the second data breach of background investigation databases. This number does not include the 4.2 million people affected from the previously announced data breach. Overview of […]
OPM Announces Steps to Protect Federal Workers and Others From Cyber Threats July 9, 2015 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber incident involving Federal background investigation data and the steps it is taking to protect those impacted. Throughout […]
NTEU Sues OPM Over Cyberattacks Wednesday, July 8 2015 Washington, D.C.—The National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU) sued the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today over the recent cyberattacks, alleging that the agency violated NTEU members’ constitutional rights by failing to protect their private information. The lawsuit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for […]
Phased Retirement The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued its final rule for Phased Retirement on August 8, 2014. The final rule states that agency implementation of this program is not mandatory; rather, implementation is discretionary for each agency. Agencies choosing to implement the program decide whether phased retirement will be available to all, some, […]
OPM: Frequently Asked Questions on Cybersecurity Updated June 27, 2015 What information was compromised in the intrusion involving personnel records? OPM maintains personnel records for the Federal workforce. The kind of data that may have been compromised includes your name, Social Security number, date and place of birth, and current and former addresses. It could […]
Katherine Archuleta, OPM Director’s Blog July 4, 2015 As our hardworking Federal workforce enjoys a much-deserved holiday weekend, I want to share a quick update on the ongoing investigation into the recent theft of information from OPM’s networks. For those individuals whose data may have been compromised in the intrusion affecting personnel records, we are […]