President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources departent.

One lawyer says OPM's proposal "does not look fully baked yet" as Democrats question the legality of the "deferred resignation" offer.

Another former OMB official said prior administrations have used Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) and Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) to reduce the headcount of certain agencies. But those buyout offers are capped at $25,000.

Two federal employees are suing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to block the agency from creating a new email distribution system — an action that comes as the information will reportedly be directed to a former staffer to Elon Musk now at the agency.

Billionaire Elon Musk paid a visit to the Office of Personnel Management ... a central tenet of the federal government.” For now, Charles Ezell, OPM’s branch chief for data and analytics ...

Centibillionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of the former US Digital Service—now the United States ... government tell WIRED that the highest ranks of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM ...

There are limitations to what a president can legally do via executive action, and many of Trump’s orders are expected to be challenged in court.

Understanding the Federal Severance Offer Severance pay for federal employees is governed by regulations set by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Two anonymous federal employees have sued the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), alleging that a newly circulated email system is actually linked to Elon Musk.

The Trump administration is ordering federal agencies to bar transgender workers from single-sex facilities that match their gender identity by Friday and fire any employees working on “gender

Spotted by Reddit user r/AdeptGreen, several memos issued by the OPM since Trump's inauguration have had metadata showing them to be written by people linked to Project 2025. Metadata is information about another set of information, such as its author, the date it was created, and the file's size. It is frequently embedded within the file.

By 5 p.m. on Jan. 31, government agencies are required to “review all agency programs, contracts, and grants, and terminate any that promote or inculcate gender ideology.