Despite Leadership Shake-Up, Transfer of OPM Services to GSA Remains in Doubt

Government Executive: Although a leadership shake-up at the Office of Personnel Management reinvigorated talk of transferring the agency's health benefits, retirement and other services to the General Services Administration, questions remain about the legality of the proposal and whether it will actually improve outcomes.

Earlier this month, then-OPM Director Jeff Pon was asked to resign, and he was swiftly replaced temporarily by Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director for Management Margaret Weichert. At the heart of the shake-up was Pon’s resistance to the proposed reorganization of OPM, an initiative Weichert said she will pursue vigorously.

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