CNN13d
‘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 ground zero for Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...
NPR11d
Federal hiring is nearly frozen. For those who can hire, a new roadblock has emerged
The biggest barrier, according to an OPM official, congressional staffers, VA employees and veterans' organizations is that human resources officials across the federal government can no longer ...
The Hill6d
OPM inspector general investigating DOGE emails, access to agency data
The inspector general for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) told lawmakers he is investigating the use of a new data system at the agency that has been part of a broader effort by Elon Musk ...
LAist12d
OPM alters memo about probationary employees but does not order mass firings reversed
The Trump administration has revised a Jan. 20 memo asking federal agencies to provide a list of all probationary employees to the Office of Personnel Management, adding a disclaimer that OPM is ...
CBS News12d
Trump administration revises directive to federal agencies on mass firings
Washington — The Office of Personnel Management issued revised guidance to federal agencies Tuesday regarding the firing of probationary workers amid President Trump's efforts to shrink the size ...