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 Janice R. Lachance

Deputy Director John U. Sepulveda

Associate Director, Employment Service Carol J. Okin

Associate Director, Investigations Service Richard A. Ferris

Associate Director, Office of Merit Systems (vacancy)

Oversight and Effectiveness

Associate Director, Retirement and Insurance William E. Flynn III

Service

Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Henry Romero

Performance Service

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 Kirke Harper

Employment Opportunity

Director, Office of Workforce Relations Steven R. Cohen

Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory John F. Leyden

Committee

Chief Financial Officer J. Gilbert Seaux

Chief Information Technology Officer Janet L. Barnes

Director, Office of Congressional Relations Cynthia Brock-Smith

Director, Office of Communications Jon-Christopher Bua

General Counsel Suzanne Seiden

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...