Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Archives

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse located at 333 Constitution Avenue NW in the Judiciary Square neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The building houses the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. Circuit). (Flickr/AgnosticPreachersKid)

Federal judge denies request to halt agency probationary firings

The decision is a blow to attempts by unions to prevent the mass firings of federal probationary workers.

6 hours ago By Madison Alder

AFGE banner — Members of the American Federation of Government Employees set up a banner before a protest of a government shutdown on Jan. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. Mark Makela / Getty Images)

AFGE says it will fight mass federal firings, refuting ‘performance’ claims

The statement comes after reports that federal agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management, were preparing to or had fired probationary workers.

Feb 14, 2025 By Madison Alder

Remote-work military spouses at agencies spared from Trump’s return-to-office order

OPM issues carve-out to preserve remote-work agreements for federal workers married to active-duty military members.

Feb 13, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Demonstrators stand outside the Office of Personnel Management headquarters Feb. 4 to protest the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency and a “deferred resignation” offer to federal workers from the OPM called “Fork in the Road.” (Photo by Madison Alder)

Unions lack standing to challenge ‘deferred resignation,’ judge rules, voiding deadline pause

The decision dissolves the temporary pause the court placed on the deadline for workers to accept the Trump administration’s offer.

Feb 13, 2025 By Madison Alder

The U.S. General Services Administration headquarters is seen April 19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA looks to terminate probationary employees

The agency said it is complying with OPM guidance in right-sizing the federal workforce.

Feb 12, 2025 By Caroline Nihill

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

Federal employees re-up lawsuit against OPM’s use of mass email server

The amended complaint also lists five additional pseudonymous plaintiffs who aren’t executive branch employees.

Feb 11, 2025 By Billy Mitchell

Office of Personnel Management, OPM — OPM’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. (Billy Mitchell)

Federal judge again extends pause to ‘deferred resignation’ deadline

A federal judge in Massachusetts put an indefinite stay on the administration’s deadline for workers to indicate whether they plan to leave the government.

Feb 10, 2025 By Madison Alder

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

OPM asks agencies to identify career positions, low-performing employees

The memos continue a Trump administration priority to move away from career roles.

Feb 6, 2025 By Caroline Nihill

The Office of Personnel Management headquarters on Dec. 21, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Michael A. McCoy/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

US judge pauses Trump’s ‘deferred resignation’ deadline, union says

A federal judge has temporarily halted the Trump administration’s deadline for employees to say they plan to leave the government.

Feb 6, 2025 By Madison Alder

OPM calls to dismiss email server lawsuit, issues missing privacy assessment

The federal HR agency claims it didn’t need to produce a privacy impact assessment for its mass email system because the system at hand doesn’t deal with…

Feb 5, 2025 By Billy Mitchell