OPM orders agencies to erase COVID vaccine records, ending a controversial chapter in federal policy. What does it mean for employees? fedsmith.com/2025/08/09/opm…

Probationary Employees: Retained or Fired? New Guidance from OPM Designed to Hire Quality Workforce fedsmith.com/2025/08/11/pro… U.S. Office of Personnel Management Scott Kupor

OPM Orders Federal Agencies to Expunge COVID-19 Vaccine Records fedsmith.com/2025/08/09/opm…

Probationary Employees: Retained or Fired? New Guidance from OPM Designed to Hire Quality Workforce fedsmith.com/2025/08/11/pro…

TSP to Roth IRA: What Federal Employees Need to Know fedsmith.com/2025/08/11/tsp…

President Trump declared a crime emergency in Washington, D.C., citing threats to federal employees among the problems stemming from violence there. fedsmith.com/2025/08/11/fed…

Federal Employees at Center of Trump’s D.C. Crime Emergency Orders fedsmith.com/2025/08/11/fed…

Is VERA as Good as Normal Retirement for Federal Employees? fedsmith.com/2025/08/12/is-…

Race, Politics, Merit, Luevano Decree, and Hiring Federal Employees: Ending the 1981 Luevano decree and OPM’s new merit hiring plan introduce the biggest changes to the federal HR program in recent years. fedsmith.com/2025/08/13/rac…

Race, Politics, Merit, Luevano Decree and Hiring Federal Employees fedsmith.com/2025/08/13/rac…

The $60,000 Question: How to Fund Big Retirement Expenses Without Wrecking Your Tax Plan fedsmith.com/2025/08/13/how…

The TSP Risk That Can Wreck Your Retirement — And How to Avoid It fedsmith.com/2025/08/14/tsp…

Regaining Lost Trust in the Workplace fedsmith.com/2025/08/14/reg…

3 Big Retirement Mistakes Federal Employees Make (and How to Avoid Them) fedsmith.com/2025/08/15/3-b…

Pam Bondi fires Justice Department employee accused of throwing sandwich at federal agent yahoo.com/news/articles/… via @Yahoo News

Scott Kupor: New Directions at OPM with Blog Posts Citing Philosophy and Direction fedsmith.com/2025/08/18/sco…

Scott Kupor: New Directions at OPM with Blog Posts Citing Philosophy and Direction fedsmith.com/2025/08/18/sco…

From day one as U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director, my priorities have been clear: transparency, fiscal discipline, and merit-focused hiring. Read more in FedSmith.com on our new direction and my weekly blog to keep the public informed: fedsmith.com/2025/08/18/sco…

Why Federal Workers Need to Take Their Annual Leave Before They Lose It fedsmith.com/2025/08/18/why…

Best Hidden Tax Savings for Federal Employees fedsmith.com/2025/08/19/bes…