Dale Carpenter

U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

We lead and serve the Federal Government in enterprise human resources management by delivering policies and services to achieve a trusted effective civilian workforce. OPM serves as the chief human resources agency and personnel policy manager for the Federal Government. We provide human resources leadership and support to Federal agencies and help the Federal workforce achieve their aspirations as they serve the American people. OPM directs human resources and employee management services, administers retirement benefits, manages healthcare and insurance programs, oversees merit-based and inclusive hiring into the civil service, and provides a secure employment process. === In order to better serve its stakeholders, OPM utilizes user engagement tools on OPM-hosted sites, such as blogs on OPM.gov, as tools for communicating with applicable stakeholders. To protect your privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include your social security number, case numbers, or any other sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) in your comments or responses on OPM-hosted communications tools. In addition, please do not include others' social security numbers, case numbers, or any other sensitive personally identifiable information (PII). Our OPM-hosted communications outlets, such as blogs on OPM.gov, should not be considered secure; sensitive or personally identifiable information (PII) should not be shared on these platforms or tools. If you have specific questions regarding an OPM activity or program that involves details you do not wish to share publicly, please contact the program point of contact listed at https://www.opm.gov/aboutus/contact-us/. We reserve the discretion to hide, delete or not allow comments violate our comment policy. To view our comment policy and our entire Social Media Policy please visit www.opm.gov