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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Office of Personnel Management
|OrganizationType=Independent Agencies
|Mission=OPM leads federal human resources, recruiting and retaining a top workforce through effective policies and services for the American people.
|CreationLegislation=Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978
|Employees=6000
|Budget=$3.6 billion (Fiscal Year 2024)
|OrganizationExecutive=Director
|Services=Recruitment; Employee benefits management; Retirement services; Human resources policy; Training and development
|Regulations=5 CFR (Federal Personnel Regulations)
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89508, -77.04416
|HeadquartersAddress=1900 E Street NW, Washington, DC 20415, USA
|Website=https://www.opm.gov/
}}
{{short description|United States federal government agency}}

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| jurisdiction    = [[U.S. federal government]]
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| headquarters    = Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building<br>1900 E Street, NW<br>[[Washington, D.C.]], US
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The '''United States Office of Personnel Management''' ('''OPM''') is an [[Independent agencies of the United States government|independent agency]] of the [[United States Federal Government|United States government]] that manages the [[United States federal civil service]]. The agency provides federal [[human resources]] policy, oversight, and support, and tends to healthcare ([[Federal Employees Health Benefits Program|FEHB]]), life insurance ([[Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Act|FEGLI]]), and retirement benefits ([[Civil Service Retirement System|CSRS]] and [[Federal Employees Retirement System|FERS]], but not [[Thrift Savings Plan|TSP]]) for federal government employees, retirees, and their dependents.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/what-we-do/ |title=Our Mission, Role & History – What We Do |publisher=U.S. Office of Personnel Management |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=24 January 2018 |archive-date=April 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423005428/https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/what-we-do/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

OPM is headed by a director, who is nominated by the [[President of the United States|President]].

==History==
The [[United States Civil Service Commission]] was created by the [[Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act]] of 1883. The commission was renamed as the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), and most of commission's former functions—with the exception of the federal employees appellate function—were assigned to new agencies, with most being assigned to the newly created U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on January 1, 1979, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978.

On January 1, 1979, the Office of Personnel Management was established with the dissolution of the U.S. Civil Service Commission following the passage and signing of the [[Civil Service Reform Act of 1978]] into law by then President [[Jimmy Carter]]({{USFedReg|43|36037}}, {{USStat|92|3783}}).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov/glossary/|title=Glossary of Terms|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=January 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117163746/http://www.opm.gov/glossary/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Office of Government Ethics|United States Office of Government Ethics]], responsible for directing executive branch policies relating to the prevention of [[conflicts of interest]] on the part of Federal executive branch officers and employees, was formerly a part of OPM, until being spun off as an independent agency in 1989.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/about_our-history |title=Our History |publisher=U.S. Office of Government Ethics |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=15 October 2022 |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016043902/https://oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/about_our-history |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1996 the investigation branch of the OPM was privatized, and [[USIS (company)|USIS]] was formed.<ref name=Gayathri>Gayathri, Amrutha. "[http://www.ibtimes.com/usis-vetted-snowden-under-investigation-booz-allen-hamilton-overlooked-snowden-resume-discrepancies USIS That Vetted Snowden Under Investigation; Booz Allen Hamilton Overlooked Snowden Resume Discrepancies] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919205708/http://www.ibtimes.com/usis-vetted-snowden-under-investigation-booz-allen-hamilton-overlooked-snowden-resume-discrepancies |date=September 19, 2020 }}." ''[[International Business Times]]''. June 21, 2013. Retrieved on October 15, 2022.</ref> In 2014, after several scandals, OPM declined to renew its contract with USIS and brought background investigations back in house under the short-lived [[National Background Investigations Bureau]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Davenport |first=Christian |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/opm-to-end-usis-contracts-for-background-security-checks/2014/09/09/4fcd490a-3880-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html |title=USIS contracts for federal background security checks won't be renewed |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 9, 2014 |access-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926043528/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/opm-to-end-usis-contracts-for-background-security-checks/2014/09/09/4fcd490a-3880-11e4-9c9f-ebb47272e40e_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, the responsibility for conducting federal background checks changed hands again when NBIB was dissolved and its functions given to the Defense Security Service, part of the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]], which was reorganized into the [[Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency]] for the purpose.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2019/04/the-national-background-investigations-bureau-moves-to-the-department-of-defense/ |title=The National Background Investigations Bureau Moves to the Department of Defense |publisher=U.S. Office of Personnel Management |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=15 October 2022 |archive-date=October 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016042802/https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2019/04/the-national-background-investigations-bureau-moves-to-the-department-of-defense/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2015 data breach ===
{{Main|Office of Personnel Management data breach}}
In April 2015, hackers working on behalf of the [[Jiangsu State Security Department]], a provincial branch of the Chinese [[Ministry of State Security (China)|Ministry of State Security]] spy agency obtained access to 22.1 million [[Standard Form 86|SF-86]] records of US federal employees, contractors, and their friends and family.<ref name="reuters201507092">{{Cite news |last1=Zengerle |first1=Patricia |last2=Cassella |first2=Megan |date=2015-07-09 |title=Estimate of Americans hit by government personnel data hack skyrockets |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cybersecurity-usa-idUSKCN0PJ2M420150709 |access-date=2015-07-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Nakashima |first1=Ellen |date=9 July 2015 |title=Hacks of OPM databases compromised 22.1 million people, federal authorities say |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/07/09/hack-of-security-clearance-system-affected-21-5-million-people-federal-authorities-say/ |access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="npr">{{Cite news |author=Sanders |first=Sam |date=4 June 2015 |title=Massive Data Breach Puts 4 Million Federal Employees' Records At Risk |work=[[NPR]] |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/06/04/412086068/massive-data-breach-puts-4-million-federal-employees-records-at-risk |access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref> Representing one of the largest breaches of government data in U.S. history, information that was obtained and [[Data exfiltration|exfiltrated]] in the breach included [[personally identifiable information]] such as [[Social Security number|Social Security numbers]], as well as names, dates and places of birth, and addresses.<ref name="wsj">{{Cite news |author=Barrett, Devlin |date=5 June 2015 |title=U.S. Suspects Hackers in China Breached About four (4) Million People's Records, Officials Say |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-suspects-hackers-in-china-behind-government-data-breach-sources-say-1433451888 |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="Fruhlinger">{{Cite news |last=Fruhlinger |first=Josh |date=2020-02-12 |title=The OPM hack explained: Bad security practices meet China's Captain America |language=en |website=CSO Online |url=https://www.csoonline.com/article/3318238/the-opm-hack-explained-bad-security-practices-meet-chinas-captain-america.html |access-date=2023-05-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |author=Risen, Tom |date=5 June 2015 |title=China Suspected in Theft of Federal Employee Records |work=[[U.S. News & World Report]] |url=https://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/06/05/china-suspected-in-theft-of-federal-employee-records |access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref>

New updates regarding this security breach came to light on September 24, 2015. The agency then indicated that additional evidence showed that 5.6 million people's fingerprints were stolen as part of the hacks, more than five times the 1.1 million originally estimated. The total number of individuals whose records were disclosed in whole or part, including Social Security numbers and addresses, remained at 21.5 million.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/opm-says-56-million-fingerprints-stolen-in-biggest-cyber-attack-in-us-history-10515256.html | title=OPM says 5.6 million fingerprints stolen in biggest cyber attack in US history. America doesn't have anything together this is why this happened | work=[[The Independent|Independent]] | first1=Andrea | last1=Peterson | date=2015-09-24 | access-date=2015-09-24 | archive-date=September 15, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915160954/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/opm-says-56-million-fingerprints-stolen-in-biggest-cyber-attack-in-us-history-10515256.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Attempts at reform ===
In July 2013, Rep. [[Blake Farenthold]] (R-Texas) introduced the Office of Personnel Management Inspector General Act.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2860 "OPM IG Act (H.R. 2860)”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228012621/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/113/hr2860 |date=February 28, 2021 }}. GovTrack.us. (2014) (Retrieved 2014-02-17)</ref> The bill would increase oversight of OPM's revolving fund. Farenthold introduced the bill as a response to accusations of fraud and concerns about security clearance background investigations.<ref name="ripadv">[http://riponadvance.com/news/opm-inspector-general-act-signed-law/6615 "OPM Inspector General Act signed into law”]{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Ripon Advance''. 2014-02-17 (Retrieved 2014-02-17)</ref> The bill would fund the expenses for investigations, oversight activities and audits from the revolving fund.<ref name="this week">[http://theweekincongress.com/2014/01/16/h-r-2860-opm-ig-act/ "H.R.2860 OPM IG Act”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121133706/http://theweekincongress.com/2014/01/16/h-r-2860-opm-ig-act/ |date=January 21, 2020 }} ''The Week in Congress''; Volume 10 Number 3. 2014-01-17 (Retrieved 2014-02-17)</ref> The bill was in response to a find that between 2002 and 2012, OPM's revolving fund had tripled, totaling over $2 billion, or 90% of OPM's budget. In February 2014, President Obama signed the bill into law.<ref>Carney, Jay (White House Press Secretary). [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/12/statement-press-secretary-hr-2860-s-1901 "Statement by the Press Secretary on H.R. 2860, S. 1901”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205063036/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/02/12/statement-press-secretary-hr-2860-s-1901 |date=December 5, 2020 }}. The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. 2014-02-12 (Retrieved 2014-02-17)</ref><ref>Reilly, Sean. [http://www.federaltimes.com/article/20140213/MGMT/302130008/OPM-inspector-general-getting-more-money-revolving-fund-oversight "OPM inspector general getting more money for revolving fund oversight”]{{Dead link|date=May 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. ''Federal Times''. 2014-02-13 (Retrieved 2014-02-17)</ref> The fund's history goes back to the early 1980s, where it was used for two main activities: training and background investigations for government personnel.<ref>U.S. Government Accountability Office. [http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO/GGD-84-23 "OPM's Revolving Fund Policy Should Be Clarified and Management Controls Strengthened”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202002633/http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO/GGD-84-23 |date=December 2, 2020 }}. GGD-84-23: Published: Oct 13, 1983. Publicly Released: Oct 13, 1983 (Retrieved 2014-02-17)</ref>

Between 2018 and 2019, as part of a larger initiative to restructure the executive branch, President [[Donald Trump]] (R) submitted a proposal to congress to merge OPM into the [[General Services Administration]] (GSA) while returning the federal personnel policy-making components under the direct authority of the [[Executive Office of the President of the United States]] to the [[Office of Management and Budget]] in the [[White House]]. House Rep. [[Gerry Connolly]] (D-VA), chairman of the Subcommittee on Government Operations under the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, was the fiercest critic of the proposal. During a congressional hearing, Connolly claimed: "The administration wants to take over the merit policy-making functions and put them into the highly politicized environment of the White House itself, away from direct congressional oversight and inspector general review." Political pressure against the proposal peaked when a provision barring the President from transferring any function, responsibility, authority, service, system or program that is assigned in law until 6 months after the completion of an "independent report" issued by the federally-chartered [[National Academy of Public Administration (United States)|National Academy of Public Administration]] was added to the 1,120 page bill S-1790, a.k.a. the [[National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/12/congress-moves-block-opm-gsa-merger/161796/|title=Congress Moves to Block OPM-GSA Merger|website=Government Executive|date=December 10, 2019 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=December 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205062941/https://www.govexec.com/management/2019/12/congress-moves-block-opm-gsa-merger/161796/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/opm-reorganization/2019/12/congress-to-formally-block-opm-gsa-merger-with-defense-authorization-bill/|title=Congress to formally block OPM-GSA merger with defense authorization bill|date=2019-12-10|website=Federal News Network|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106212101/https://federalnewsnetwork.com/opm-reorganization/2019/12/congress-to-formally-block-opm-gsa-merger-with-defense-authorization-bill/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-ceremony-s-1790-national-defense-authorization-act-fiscal-year-2020/|title=Remarks by President Trump at Signing Ceremony for S.1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020|language=en-US|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=November 6, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106214715/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-ceremony-s-1790-national-defense-authorization-act-fiscal-year-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1790/text/enr#link=A_XI_A_1112&nearest=HE327F33CB78B46E8B001F56E3286C6E6|title=Text of S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Passed Congress version) - GovTrack.us|date=2019-12-19|website=GovTrack|access-date=2020-01-03|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229232541/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/s1790/text/enr#link=A_XI_A_1112&nearest=HE327F33CB78B46E8B001F56E3286C6E6|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Function==
According to its website, the mission of the OPM is "recruiting, retaining and honoring a world-class force to serve the American people."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov/BiographyofAnIdeal/SubMain1979-present.asp|title=Biography of an Ideal|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305051034/http://www.opm.gov/BiographyofAnIdeal/SubMain1979-present.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The OPM is partially responsible for maintaining the appearance of independence and neutrality in the [[administrative law]] system. While technically employees of the agencies they work for, [[administrative law judge]]s (or ALJs) are hired exclusively by the OPM, effectively removing any discretionary employment procedures from the other agencies. The OPM uses a rigorous selection process which ranks the top three candidates for each ALJ vacancy, and then makes a selection from those candidates, generally giving preference to veterans.

OPM is also responsible for federal employee retirement applications for FERS and CSRS employees.<ref>{{cite web |author=7 MAR |url=https://www.opm.gov/Blogs/Retire/ |title=Retirement Info Center |publisher=Opm.gov |access-date=2019-06-19 |archive-date=April 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430223633/https://www.opm.gov/Blogs/Retire/ |url-status=live }}</ref> OPM makes decisions on federal employee regular<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/publications-forms/pamphlets/sf3113.pdf |title=Pamphlet |website=opm.gov |access-date=2019-06-18 |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318235825/https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/publications-forms/pamphlets/sf3113.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and disability retirement cases.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://federalemployeelawblog.com/2016/12/10/opm-disability-retirement/|title=OPM Disability Retirement|last=berrylegal|date=December 11, 2016|website=Federal Employee Law Blog|access-date=December 19, 2016|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127222328/https://federalemployeelawblog.com/2016/12/10/opm-disability-retirement/|url-status=live}}</ref> OPM also oversees FEHB and FEGLI, the health insurance and life insurance programs for Federal employees. However, it does not oversee TSP, which is handled by the [[Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board]] (FRTIB), a separate independent agency.

OPM implements [[Diversity, equity, and inclusion]] in line with [[s:Executive Order 13583|Executive Order 13583]] and [[Executive Order 13985]].<ref name="z472">{{cite web | title=Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility | website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management | date=2021-06-25 | url=https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility/ | access-date=2024-07-19}}</ref>

=== Components ===
* '''Retirement Services''' - Oversees the Civil Service Retirement Service (CSRS) and the Federal Employee Retirement Service (FERS).
* '''Healthcare & Insurance''' - Oversees the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) programs.
* '''Employee Services Branch'''

== Directors of OPM==
Source: OPM's ''Agency Leadership Through Time''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/|title=Agency Leadership|work=U.S. Office of Personnel Management|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-date=March 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330145132/http://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Alan K. Campbell]] (January 2, 1979 – January 20, 1981) 
**Campbell was the Chairman of the [[United States Civil Service Commission#Chairmen of the commission|Civil Service Commission]] at its dissolution
* [[Donald J. Devine]] (March 23, 1981 – March 25, 1985)
* Loretta Cornelius (acting; 1985)
* [[Constance Horner]] (August 22, 1985 – May 10, 1989)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/constance-horner/|title=Our Mission: Constance Horner|publisher=opm.gov|access-date=August 1, 2014|archive-date=August 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822023107/http://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/constance-horner/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* [[Constance Berry Newman]] (June 8, 1989 – June 30, 1992)
* [[James B. King]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/james-king/|title=James King|website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management|access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190619165639/https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/james-king/|url-status=live}}</ref> (April 7, 1993 – September 1, 1997)
* [[Janice Lachance|Janice R. Lachance]] (November 12, 1997 – January 20, 2001)
* Steven R. Cohen (acting; January 20, 2001 – July 11, 2001)
* [[Kay Coles James]] (July 11, 2001 – January 31, 2005)
* [[Dan Gregory Blair]] (acting; February 1, 2005 – June 27, 2005)
* [[Linda M. Springer]] (June 28, 2005 – August 13, 2008)<ref name=GE/><ref>{{cite press release |title=Linda M. Springer Sworn In as New OPM Director |url=http://www.opm.gov/news/linda-m-springer-sworn-in-as-new-opm-director,921.aspx |publisher=United States Office of Personnel Management |date=2005-06-29 |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-date=April 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408052641/http://www.opm.gov/news/linda-m-springer-sworn-in-as-new-opm-director,921.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Michael Hager (acting; August 13, 2008 – January 20, 2009)<ref name=GE>{{cite web|last=Rosenberg|first=Alyssa|title=Bush taps new OPM director|work=National Journal|date=2008-08-01|url=http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=40644|access-date=2009-04-04|archive-date=May 28, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528024656/http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=40644|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Kathie Ann Whipple (acting; January 20, 2009 - April 13, 2009)<ref>{{cite press release |title=White House Names Acting Director of OPM |url=http://opm.gov/news/white-house-names-acting-director-of-opm,1449.aspx |publisher=United States Office of Personnel Management |date=2009-01-23 |access-date=2009-04-04 |archive-date=March 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330231957/http://opm.gov/news/white-house-names-acting-director-of-opm,1449.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[John Berry (administrator)|John Berry]] (April 13, 2009 – April 13, 2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=OPM Director John Berry|url=http://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/john-berry/|publisher=United States Office of Personnel Management|access-date=24 April 2013|archive-date=May 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525135330/http://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-mission-role-history/agency-leadership/john-berry/|url-status=live}}</ref> 
*[[Elaine D. Kaplan|Elaine Kaplan]] (acting; April 13, 2013 – November 4, 2013)
*[[Katherine Archuleta]] (November 4, 2013 – July 10, 2015)
*[[Beth Cobert]] (acting; July 10, 2015 to January 20, 2017)
*[[Kathleen McGettigan]] (acting; January 20, 2017 – March 9, 2018)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-people-organization/senior-staff-bios/kathleen-mcgettigan/ |title=Kathleen McGettigan |publisher=U.S. Office of Personnel Management |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=March 15, 2018 |archive-date=February 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208220501/https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-people-organization/senior-staff-bios/kathleen-mcgettigan/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Jeff Tien Han Pon]] (March 9, 2018 – October 5, 2018)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/05/after-just-months-office-federal-personnel-director-replaced-by-omb-official/ |title=Trump replaces federal personnel director, in job only a few months, with OMB official |last=Yoder |first=Eric |date=2018-10-05 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2019-01-06 |language=en |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107015812/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2018/10/05/after-just-months-office-federal-personnel-director-replaced-by-omb-official/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*[[Margaret Weichert]] (acting; October 5, 2018 – September 16, 2019)
*Dale Cabaniss (September 16, 2019 – March 17, 2020)<ref name="WelcomesCabaniss">{{cite web |title=OPM Welcomes Director Dale Cabaniss as the Agency's 12th Director |url=https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2019/09/opm-welcomes-director-dale-cabaniss-as-the-agency%E2%80%99s-12th-director/ |website=OPM.gov |publisher=OPM Office of Communications |access-date=7 January 2020 |date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=December 12, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212095618/https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2019/09/opm-welcomes-director-dale-cabaniss-as-the-agency%E2%80%99s-12th-director/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="CabanissResigns">{{cite news |last1=Lippman |first1=Daniel |title=OPM chief Dale Cabaniss abruptly resigns |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/opm-chief-resigns-134541 |access-date=March 18, 2020 |work=[[Politico]] |date=March 17, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=March 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200317234753/https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/17/opm-chief-resigns-134541 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Michael Rigas (acting; March 18, 2020 – January 20, 2021)<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael J. Rigas |url=https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-people-organization/office-of-the-director/bios/michael-rigas/ |website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management |access-date=March 18, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119071003/https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-director/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*Kathleen McGettigan (acting; January 20, 2021 – June 24, 2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kathleen McGettigan|url=https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-people-organization/office-of-the-director/bios/kathleen-mcgettigan/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=U.S. Office of Personnel Management|language=en|archive-date=January 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119071003/https://www.opm.gov/about-us/our-director/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bur|first=Jessie|date=2021-01-20|title=McGettigan to once again take up temporary personnel leadership|url=https://www.federaltimes.com/management/leadership/2021/01/21/mcgettigan-to-once-again-take-up-temporary-personnel-leadership/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Federal Times|language=en-US|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414134814/https://www.federaltimes.com/management/leadership/2021/01/21/mcgettigan-to-once-again-take-up-temporary-personnel-leadership/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-21|title=Pres. Biden looks to puts a hold on any midnight regulations from the Trump administration|url=https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2021/01/pres-biden-looks-to-puts-a-hold-on-any-midnight-regulations-from-the-trump-administration/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Federal News Network|language=en-US|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121165704/https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2021/01/pres-biden-looks-to-puts-a-hold-on-any-midnight-regulations-from-the-trump-administration/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's Who Is Leading Federal Agencies as Biden Nominees Await Confirmation|url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-biden-nominees-await-confirmation/171512/|access-date=2021-01-23|website=Government Executive|date=January 20, 2021 |language=en|archive-date=January 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210120201629/https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/heres-who-leading-federal-agencies-biden-nominees-await-confirmation/171512/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Kiran Ahuja]] (June 24, 2021 – May 6, 2024)<ref name=":0">{{Cite tweet |user=USOPM |url=https://twitter.com/usopm/status/1408076914099638273 |number=1408076914099638273 |access-date=2023-04-07 |title=It is the honor and privilege of my professional career... |language=en}}</ref>
*Rob Shriver (acting; May 6, 2024 – present)<ref>{{Cite web|title= Shriver assumes acting OPM director role
 |url=https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/05/shriver-assumes-acting-opm-director-role/396337/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|access-date=2024-05-07|website=Government Executive|date=May 6, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
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*[[Civil service]]
*[[Combined Federal Campaign]]
*[[Federal Labor Relations Authority]]
*[[Hatch Act of 1939|Hatch Act]]
*[[Human Resources University]]
*[[Presidential Management Fellows Program]]
*[[SHPS]]
*[[Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations]]
*[[United States Merit Systems Protection Board]]
*[[Federal Executive Boards]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.opm.gov/ Office of Personnel Management]
* [https://www.usaspending.gov/#/agency/503 Office of Personnel Management] on [[Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006|USAspending.gov]]
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office Office of Personnel Management] in the [[Federal Register]]

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