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Office of Personnel Management
Independent agenciesAt-will removal
At a glance
Type
Independent agencies
Removal of leadership
Removable at will
Appointed by
Appointed by the President, confirmed by the Senate
Structure
Single Director
Term
4-year term
Funding
Annual appropriations
Independence
Direct presidential control
What it does
OPM is the federal government's central human-resources agency. It sets and oversees the rules for hiring, classifying, and managing the roughly two million civilian federal employees, and it administers their health insurance, retirement, and other benefits programs. It serves federal agencies and the career workforce across the executive branch rather than the general public.
Labor
How it fits
Created by Congress under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (implemented via Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978) (5 U.S.C. ch. 11, §§ 1101-1105; Pub. L. 95-454), it acts within the authority that statute grants. Its actions are subject to judicial review and to congressional oversight and funding.
Recent actions
Extension of Suspension of Applications for Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP) Coverage
Chief Human Capital Officers Council Meeting
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Questionnaire for National Security Positions
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
Submission for Review: 3206-0235, Letter Reply To Request for Information, RI 20-64; Former Spouse Survivor Annuity Election, RI 20-64A; Information on Electing a Survivor Annuity for Your Former Spouse, RI 20-64B
Agency Information Collection Request: 3206-0170, Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions, SF 3106 and Current/Former Spouse(s) Notification of Application for Refund of Retirement Deductions Under FERS, SF 3106A
Personnel Management in Agencies: Strategic Human Capital Management
Agency Information Collection Request: FEHB Protection Act Portal, OMB Control Number (3206-NEW)