Office of Personnel Management

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

1900 E Street NW., Washington, DC 20415-0001

Phone, 202-606-1800

Director Janice R. Lachance

Deputy Director John U. Sepulveda

Inspector General Patrick E. McFarland

General Counsel Lorraine Lewis

Director, Office of Congressional Relations Cynthia Brock-Smith

Director, Office of Communications Jon-Christopher Bua

Chief Financial Officer J. Gilbert Seaux

Chairman, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory John F. Leyden

Committee

Associate Director for Investigations Service Richard Ferris

Associate Director for Employment Service Mary Lou Lindholm

Associate Director, Office of Merit Systems Carol J. Okin

Oversight and Effectiveness

Associate Director for Retirement and Insurance William E. Flynn III

Service

Associate Director, Workforce Compensation and Henry Romero

Performance Service

Director, Office of Human Resources and Equal Kirke Harper, Acting

Employment Opportunity

Director, Office of Executive Resources K. Joyce Edwards

Management

Director, Office of Executive and Management Barbara Garvin-Kester

Development

Director, Office of Contracting and Kirke Harper

Administrative Services

Director, Office of Workforce Relations Steven R. Cohen

Chief Information Technology Officer Janet L. Barnes

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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.), effective January 1, 1979, pursuant to Executive Order 12107 of December

28, 1978. Transferred to OPM were many of the functions of the former United States Civil Service Commission. OPM's duties and authority are specified in the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 1101).

Office of the Inspector General The Office of the Inspector General conducts comprehensive and independent audits, investigations, and evaluations relating to OPM programs and operations. It is responsible for administrative actions against health care providers who commit sanctionable offenses with respect to the Federal Employees' Health Benefits...