Office of Personnel Management
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001
Phone, 202-606-1800. Internet, www.opm.gov.
Director Kay Coles James
Deputy Director Dan G. Blair
Associate Director, Employment Service Richard A. Whitford
Associate Director, Investigations Service Kathy Dillaman, Acting
Associate Director, Office of Merit Systems Nancy A. Randa, Acting
Oversight and Effectiveness
Associate Director, Retirement and Insurance Frank D. Titus, Acting
Service
Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Donald J. Winstead, Performance Service Acting
Director, Office of Contracting and Steve Van Rees
Administrative Services
Director, Office of Executive and Management Barbara Garvin-Kester
Development
Director, Office of Executive Resources K. Joyce Edwards
Management
Director, Office of Human Resources and Equal Richard A. Ferris
Employment Opportunity
Director, Office of Workforce Relations Teresa M. Jenkins
Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Mary M. Rose
Committee
Chief Financial Officer Kathleen M. McGettigan
Chief Information Officer Janet L. Barnes
Director, Office of Congressional Relations John C. Gartland
Director, Office of Communications Scott Hatch
General Counsel Mark A. Robbins
Inspector General Patrick E. McFarland
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) administers a merit system to ensure compliance with personnel laws and regulations and assists agencies in recruiting, examining, and promoting people on the basis of their knowledge and skills, regardless of their race, religion, sex, political influence, or other nonmerit factors. OPM's role is to provide guidance to agencies in operating human resources programs which effectively support their missions and to provide an array of personnel services to applicants and employees. OPM supports Government program
managers in their human resources management responsibilities and provide benefits to employees, retired employees, and their survivors.
The Office of Personnel Management was created as an independent establishment by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.), pursuant to Executive Order 12107 of December 28, 1978. Many of the functions of the former United States Civil Service Commission were transferred to OPM.
Activities
Employee Benefits OPM also manages numerous activities that directly affect the well-being of the Federal employee and indirectly enhance employee effectiveness. These include health benefits,life insurance,and retirement benefits.
Examining and Staffing The Office of Personnel Management is responsible for providing departments and agencies with technical assistance and guidance in examining competitive positions in the Federal civil service for General...
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