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Biden names Obama-era veteran to lead OPM

President Joe Biden has named Kiran Ahuja to be his new director of the Office of Personnel Management. Ahuja previously served as OPM’s chief of staff…

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Is the administration’s pace of political appointments a problem or an opportunity?

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How an OMB team bolstered governmentwide cyber efforts over the last 5 years

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Some feds miss out on pay raise as salary compression worsens

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Agencies asked to come up with solutions to tackle low Hispanic employment

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Cobert: OPM ‘feels like a different place’ post-cyber breach

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Coming or going Jan. 20? OPM has plenty of transition reminders

The Office of Personnel Management has been busy in recent weeks, releasing a series of new memos as reminders to any political appointees and senior officials…

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FBI prepared for whatever Inauguration Day threats might come its way

The U.S. Secret Service might be taking the lead on Inauguration Day, but the FBI Washington Field Office is prepared to offer whatever support is needed…

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FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2013, file photo illustration, hands type on a computer keyboard in Los Angeles. Spring is a great time to clear out your digital clutter and make sure that you're adequately protected against hackers. A personal cybersecurity clean up should involve evaluating all your passwords, updating your software and taking stock of exactly where all your personal information is stored. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Agencies get new directions from OPM for coding cyber positions

The Office of Personnel Management published updated instructions for agencies to assign revised standard codes to their cybersecurity positions. It’s one of several recent steps the administration has taken to implement the Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, which Congress passed at the end of 2015.

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