Linda M. Springer
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Linda M. Springer, the eighth Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM), was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate
in June 2005.
As OPM director, Ms. Springer is the chief executive of a 5,000 employee organization responsible for the Federal government’s human resource
planning, products, services and policies for the 1.8 million employee civilian workforce worldwide.
She is responsible for leading human capital planning and alignment; management of the world’s largest single-employer sponsored health insurance program; policy guidance and compliance oversight to Federal agencies for recruiting, training, compensation and personnel management; administration of retirement plans for employees in all branches of the Federal government; and 90% of all employee and contractor background investigative services. She is the principal advisor to the President of the United States on personnel management issues for the Federal government’s civilian workforce.
During her tenure at OPM, Ms. Springer has introduced a publicly acclaimed strategic and operational goal setting and tracking process with all goals and progress transparently posted on OPM’s public website, designed and implemented an innovative approach to recruiting talent – “Career Patterns”, and launched the first-ever nationwide prime time television advertising campaign promoting Federal Service
careers. Under her leadership, OPM is modernizing its $700 billion asset retirement program administration via new technology and workforce transformation. She has overseen product introductions for benefit programs and led OPM’s Executive Office to place first of 222 Federal agency subcomponents for Effective Leadership and Strategic Management.
Ms. Springer is a frequent speaker on human capital and organizational management issues and has been quoted by Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, National Journal
, Human Resource Executive, Gallup Management Journal and other professional and industry journals. Her interviews and commentary have been featured by television and radio stations around the country.
She serves as a member of the President’s Commission on White House
Fellowships and is a Principal of the U.S. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. In addition, The National Academy of Public Administration
named Ms. Springer as a 2006 fellow
.
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
in June 2005.
As OPM director, Ms. Springer is the chief executive of a 5,000 employee organization responsible for the Federal government’s human resource
Human resource
human resource may stand for:* another name for an employee* human resources, another name for labor* Human resource management, the strategic approach to management of human resources* Human Resources , a Doctor Who audio drama...
planning, products, services and policies for the 1.8 million employee civilian workforce worldwide.
She is responsible for leading human capital planning and alignment; management of the world’s largest single-employer sponsored health insurance program; policy guidance and compliance oversight to Federal agencies for recruiting, training, compensation and personnel management; administration of retirement plans for employees in all branches of the Federal government; and 90% of all employee and contractor background investigative services. She is the principal advisor to the President of the United States on personnel management issues for the Federal government’s civilian workforce.
During her tenure at OPM, Ms. Springer has introduced a publicly acclaimed strategic and operational goal setting and tracking process with all goals and progress transparently posted on OPM’s public website, designed and implemented an innovative approach to recruiting talent – “Career Patterns”, and launched the first-ever nationwide prime time television advertising campaign promoting Federal Service
Federal Service
Federal Service is a term applied to United States National Guard members and units when called to active duty to serve the federal government under Article I, Section 8 and Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution and the US Code, title 10 , sections 12401 to 12408.-See also:* National service*...
careers. Under her leadership, OPM is modernizing its $700 billion asset retirement program administration via new technology and workforce transformation. She has overseen product introductions for benefit programs and led OPM’s Executive Office to place first of 222 Federal agency subcomponents for Effective Leadership and Strategic Management.
Ms. Springer is a frequent speaker on human capital and organizational management issues and has been quoted by Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, National Journal
National Journal
National Journal is a nonpartisan American weekly magazine that reports on the current political environment and emerging political and policy trends. National Journal was first published in 1969. Times Mirror owned the magazine from 1986 to 1997, when it was purchased by David G. Bradley...
, Human Resource Executive, Gallup Management Journal and other professional and industry journals. Her interviews and commentary have been featured by television and radio stations around the country.
She serves as a member of the President’s Commission on White House
White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...
Fellowships and is a Principal of the U.S. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. In addition, The National Academy of Public Administration
National Academy of Public Administration (United States)
The National Academy of Public Administration was founded by James E. Webb, then-administrator of NASA, and other leading public administration practitioners in 1967 and chartered under Title 36 of the United States Code in 1984 under Public Law 98-257. The Academy is a nonprofit, nonpartisan...
named Ms. Springer as a 2006 fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
.