How OPM Can Save the Federal Workforce

Government Executive: Federal employees have received a lot of negative attention lately, from lawmakers trying to crack down on bad apples at the Veterans Affairs Department and other scandal-ridden agencies, and from presidential candidates looking to show voters they can streamline the bureaucracy.

Improving the federal workforce's image has long been a challenge for rank-and-file employees, supervisors, human resources professionals and federal workforce advocates. According to some who have studied the issue, the key could lie with the Office of Personnel Management.

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