The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is an independent agency of the United States Federal Government that manages the civil service of the Federal government. The agency provides Federal human resources policy, oversight and support, and tends to healthcare, insurance and retirement benefits and services for federal government employees.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) can be considered the main human resources agency and personnel policy manager for the U.S. Federal Government. OPM provides human resources support to Federal Government agencies and helps the Federal workforce achieve their objectives as they serve the American people. OPM directs human resources and employee management services, administers employee retirement benefits, oversees healthcare and insurance programs, supervises merit-based and inclusive hiring into the civil service, and provides a secure Federal employment process.
Among its key functions, OPM’s divisions, field offices, and their employees implement necessary programs to deliver the services that enable the agency to meet its strategic goals. OPM functions in several broad categories to lead and serve the Federal Government in enterprise human resource administration by supplying policies and services to achieve a trusted effective civilian workforce. These categories include Human Capital Management Leadership, Benefits, and Vetting.