Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks about his administration’s approach to artificial intelligence during an event in the East Room of the White House on October 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. President Biden issued a new executive order on Monday, directing his administration to create a new chief AI officer, track companies developing the most powerful AI systems, adopt stronger privacy policies and “both deploy AI and guard against its possible bias,” creating new safety guidelines and industry standards. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

How the Biden administration is tackling diversity in federal AI hiring

The pool of potential AI workers could pose a challenge to the administration’s efforts to build a diverse workforce to responsibly manage artificial intelligence.

May 16, 2024 By Madison Alder

OPM’s new HR Marketplace aims to be ‘community center’ for federal services

The HR Marketplace aligns with the workforce agency’s pre-designation as the quality services management office (QSMO) for human resources solutions.

May 1, 2024 By Madison Alder

U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

OPM issues generative AI guidance, competency model for AI roles required by Biden order

The guidance was among several actions required by the federal workforce agency within 180 days of President Joe Biden’s executive order on the technology.

Apr 29, 2024 By Madison Alder

Director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja speaks during a roundtable with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and federal workers on Oct. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

Kiran Ahuja to step down as OPM director

Ahuja has served as Office of Personnel Management director since June 2021 and is the first Asian American woman to lead the agency.

Apr 16, 2024 By Madison Alder

White House, Office of Management and Budget, West Wing, Press Briefing — (Getty Images)

AI talent role, releasing code, deadline extension among additions in OMB memo

Requiring the release of custom AI code, designating an “AI Talent Lead,” and extending deadlines were among the changes made to the final version of a White…

Mar 29, 2024 By Madison Alder

How cloud modernization transformed OPM cybersecurity operations

By shifting to cloud-native solutions, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management has significantly enhanced its underlying security infrastructure to better protect the agency from evolving cyber threats.

Feb 27, 2024 By Scoop News Group

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building that houses the Office of Personnel Management headquarters is shown June 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

OPM outlines incentives to attract, retain federal AI workforce

New memo follows the Office of Personnel Management’s authorization of direct-hire authority for AI positions in December.

Feb 27, 2024 By Madison Alder

AI integration, data-driven decisions should be among top workforce priorities for agencies, OPM says

New OPM playbook is intended to cultivate an “inclusive, agile and engaged” federal workforce.

Feb 23, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

This illustration picture shows the ChatGPT logo displayed on a smartphone in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2023. (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

How risky is ChatGPT? Depends which federal agency you ask

A majority of civilian CFO Act agencies have come up with generative AI strategies, according to a FedScoop analysis.

Feb 5, 2024 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil

FITARA scorecard adds cloud metric, prompts expected grade declines

Lower grades were anticipated with the addition of a cloud metric in the 17th FITARA scorecard, Rep. Connolly said. “The object here is to move up.”

Feb 1, 2024 By Madison Alder Caroline Nihill