Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Archives

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

OPM drops Claude, adds Grok and Codex to AI use disclosure

Its disclosure of Grok use follows Treasury’s statement that the department was testing the controversial chatbot.

Mar 5, 2026 By Madison Alder

NASA chatbots, Treasury coding, OPM drafting: How agencies have deployed Claude

Federal agencies are working to halt their use of Anthropic tools amid a battle between the Claude maker and President Trump over how those services should be…

Mar 4, 2026 By Madison Alder

Scenes from outside the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on May 21, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

OPM’s public tally of senior government staff is incomplete, watchdog says

The human capital agency’s PLUM reporting website doesn’t include data required by law and contains errors, the GAO found.

Feb 26, 2026 By Madison Alder

A sign marks the location of the Office of Personnel Management headquarters building on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

How to make Tech Force work

A former DHS AI Corps member and federal IT pro lays out a blueprint for how OPM’s new tech recruiting initiative can succeed.

Feb 20, 2026 By Abigail Haddad

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Roughly 50,000 federal employees could lose workforce protections under new OPM rule

And, CISA tells agencies to stop using unsupported edge devices

Feb 6, 2026 By FedScoop Staff

An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Roughly 50,000 could lose federal workforce protections under new OPM rule

While the Trump administration labels the change as an “accountability” measure, worker advocates blasted the rule as a ploy to make nonpartisan employees easier to fire and…

Feb 5, 2026 By Madison Alder

Scenes from outside the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington on May 21, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

OPM’s federal workforce data site just got a major overhaul

The new workforce data site provides more user-friendly information on workforce changes, adds recruitment data, and promises faster updates.

Jan 9, 2026 By Madison Alder

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

OPM launches Tech Force to recruit technologists to government

An initial cohort of 1,000 people will serve in agency roles for two years. Roughly 25 companies — including Microsoft, Palantir and xAI — are partners on…

Dec 15, 2025 By Madison Alder Miranda Nazzaro

Trump administration outlines details for centralized HR effort

The two-year plan will see at least eight agencies transition to the platform in fiscal 2026, with the remaining agencies transitioning in 2027.

Dec 10, 2025 By Madison Alder

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Tech talent, authority to operate among federal CIO’s 2026 priorities

In an interview with FedScoop, federal CIO Greg Barbaccia addressed the status of the tech workforce, methodology of consolidation, and current structure of the DOGE.

Dec 9, 2025 By Madison Alder