{"id":13750,"date":"2018-08-27T18:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T18:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/08\/27\/the-opm-directors-three-priorities-for-the-federal-workforce\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:38:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:38:42","slug":"the-opm-directors-three-priorities-for-the-federal-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2018\/08\/27\/the-opm-directors-three-priorities-for-the-federal-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"The OPM director\u2019s three priorities for the federal workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 There are three changes and improvements that federal employees may begin to see in government workforce policy, Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon told attendees at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association conference Aug. 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Pon, he is working on ways to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/leadership\/2017\/10\/18\/nominee-for-opm-chief-outlines-what-he-will-do-for-federal-employees\/\" target=_blank>move paper-based systems to a digital format<\/a>, modernize the civil service and create an environment where people speak out to thank federal employees for their service to the nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/2018\/08\/27\/deadly-florida-shooting-unfolded-blocks-from-major-fed-conference\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18238704711225.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Deadly Florida shooting unfolded blocks from major fed conference<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Organizers of the FEDCon18 conference said that they are not aware of any attendees that were in the vicinity of a nearby shooting that killed three and injured nearly a dozen in Jacksonville, Florida.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pon demonstrated the slow technological pace of government operations by comparing his personal and government phones. The personal phone was filled with apps and communication methods that he said played an integral part in everyday life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then he held up his government-issued phone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHere\u2019s my government phone \u2026 it\u2019s a phone,\u201d Pon said, explaining that the phone had only one app, OPM Alerts, installed. \u201cTechnology actually works on the outside, it doesn\u2019t work on the inside.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Pon, a movement to digital systems, particularly for federal benefits, will speed up an often frustratingly slow process for many feds and give them greater access to the details about their benefit and retirement plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pon\u2019s second objective, to modernize the civil service, has been a longstanding goal for the entire Trump administration, as it was featured in both the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2018\/03\/20\/trump-management-agenda-to-focus-on-multi-agency-goals\/\" target=_blank>President\u2019s Management Agenda<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2018\/06\/21\/whats-inside-trumps-major-government-overhaul\/\" target=_blank>reorganization plan<\/a> and looks likely to be one of the main focuses of the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/2018\/08\/23\/workforce-data-likely-to-be-first-priorities-of-wh-research-center\/\" target=_blank>Government Effectiveness Advanced Research Center.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, Pon said that he wanted federal employees to be recognized for the service they do for the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHow many people have ever said to you as a civil servant \u2018thank you for your service?\u2019\u201d said Pon. \u201cI want to say that to you today.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He described a Navy SEAL he knew who was frequently thanked for his recent service in Benghazi and had a wife that had served in senior positions at the State Department for decades, making significant decisions for the nation\u2019s foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey\u2019re standing right next to each other, nobody\u2019s ever telling her \u2018Thank you for your service,\u2019 \u201d said Pon. \u201cI want to make sure that our Navy SEAL\u2019s wife, a senior person in the Department of State, is told \u2018Thank you for your service.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pon also acknowledged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/05\/16\/opm-director-justifies-retirement-cuts\/\" target=_blank>controversy caused by his May 2018 letter<\/a> to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., requesting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/pay-benefits\/2018\/05\/07\/opm-is-out-to-cut-retirement-benefits\/\" target=_blank>reduction or removal of a number of federal retirement benefits.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said that while the changes requested in the letter were highly unlikely to happen, there did need to be alterations to the federal benefit system to make them more financially solvent and flexible for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pon explained that the cost of federal healthcare has gone up six to seven percent per year, which takes money away from other OPM programs and initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to make sure that for the next generation we\u2019re taking a look at a different compensation plan,\u201d said Pon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the federal government will also need to come up with a new retirement system that keeps current feds in the same system they already have while offering more flexibility to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federaltimes.com\/management\/hr\/2017\/12\/26\/motivated-by-mission\/\" target=_blank>new generation of feds<\/a> that are less likely to stay in one job for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMost of them don\u2019t see a 30-year career or a 20-year career,\u201d said Pon. \u201cI think the government has to actually adapt to that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Office of Personnel Management Director Jeff Pon outlined areas he is currently working on to impact the federal 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