After year of pushing employees out, OPM embraces familiar recruiting playbook
Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor speaks at an event on Jan. 14. He said on Tuesday, with respect to agency recruiting, that “we’ve got to find people where they are." Paul Morigi / Getty Images
June 9, 2026 05:35 PM ET
In order for agencies to attain top talent, Office of Personnel Director Scott Kupor pointed to job websites specific to college students, multi-agency position postings and tech recruiting programs — all strategies that the Biden administration also employed.
President Donald Trump came into his second term with the goal of downsizing the civil service, and his administration in nearly one-and-a-half years has more than erasedgains to the government workforce that occurred under former President Joe Biden. Despite the emphasis on removing or otherwise pushing out agency staffers, Office of Personnel Director Scott Kupor said that he is seeking to streamline the process for bringing people...
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