Federal secondment policies
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| Submitted | July 15, 2021 |
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From: Todd Feathers
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1) All OPM policies and guidance documents regarding secondments, the practice of an employee from an outside business, organization, or government entity being placed to work for a time at a federal agency.
I ask that all fees be waived as I am a journalist and intend to use the requested records to publish articles in the public interest about the workings of government. In the event you choose to impose fees, I request a detailed breakdown of the fees, including the hourly wage of each employ involved and an explanation justifying the employee hours required to fulfill the request.
Should you choose to reject this request or redact portions of it, I ask that you provide a detailed breakdown of the statutory exemptions and associated case law underlying your decision to withhold each/any portions from public review.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Todd Feathers
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of Personnel Management
Dear Mr. Feathers:
Thank you for following up on your July 15th FOIA request. Your initial submission was inadvertently overlooked and was not logged for processing. We apologize for the ensuing delay.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) acknowledges receipt of your request for information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552. Your request was received by OPM on July 15, 2021.
Your request has been assigned to the proper OPM office for response. The tracking number for your request is 2021-04931. Please reference this number in any future communications with OPM on this request.
The OPM FOIA Team Specialist who is handling your request is Shonda Adams-Akere. If you have any questions or concerns regarding this request, including status inquiries or changes to the request, please contact Ms. Adams-Akere at Shonda.Adams-Akere@opm.gov<mailto:Shonda.Adams-Akere@opm.gov>.
You also have the right to contact the OPM FOIA Manager and FOIA Public Liaison Camille C. Aponte-Rossini, email Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov<mailto:Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov>, telephone (202) 317-2975, regarding your request.
Sincerely,
Freedom of Information Act Requester Service Center
Office of Privacy and Information Management
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Telephone: (202) 606-3642
E-mail: FOIA@opm.gov<mailto:FOIA@opm.gov>
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of Personnel Management
Dear Mr. Feathers,
Thank you for your inquiry. Please note a correction to your request tracking number to 2021-04939. I apologize for the typo in the acknowledgment email that resulted in an incorrect tracking number being provided.
The Government Information Specialist handling your request is Shonda Adams-Akere. She will reach out with a status update.
Sincerely,
[cid:image001.jpg@01D7AE25.2E8F5F90]Camille C. Aponte-Rossini
FOIA Manager
Office of Privacy and Information Management
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office: 202-606-1153
Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov<mailto:Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov>
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 15, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Office of Personnel Management
Mr. Feathers:
I am writing to you for clarification about the above-referenced request, seeking:
"All OPM policies and guidance documents regarding secondments, the practice of an employee from an outside business, organization, or government entity being placed to work for a time at a federal agency."
I have heard back from the subject-matter expert in our Employment Services program division and she is unfamiliar with the term "secondment." She writes:
"The term secondment, defined by Merriam Webster as detachment of a person (such as a military officer) from his or her regular organization for temporary assignment elsewhere, is not associated with Federal employment. Can you please provide more information on the type of information that you are requesting or specific examples of the types of situations you are researching?"
As you can see, this is not a term of art used in the federal workplace human resources world. If you know the type of personnel action you have in mind (see this list: https://dw.opm.gov/datastandards/referenceData/1487/current?index=N) or could at least provide greater specificity and detail regarding the activities in which you are interested, it would be very helpful.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Regards,
[cid:image001.jpg@01D854CF.EA4C1DD0]Steven Gitelman
Government Information Specialist
Office of Privacy and Information Management
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Steven.Gitelman@opm.gov
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From: Office of Personnel Management
Good afternoon,
Upon inquiry with OPM’s Employee Services (ES) program office, I have been informed that the term “secondment” is not associated with Federal employment. It is likely you are referring to the mobility program under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA), which provides for the temporary assignment of personnel between the Federal Government and state and local governments, colleges and universities, Indian tribal governments, federally funded research and development centers, and other eligible organizations. Information on this program is publicly available on OPM’s website, here<https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/hiring-information/intergovernment-personnel-act/#url=Overview>.
ES has indicated that it does not have “policies and guidance documents” on this topic beyond the statutory authority, OPM’s implementing regulations, and the information publicly available on OPM’s website, linked above.
I hope that this information satisfies your request; however, if you would like to receive an official response letter from ES, please let me know. Otherwise, your request will be administratively closed if we do not hear back from you in 30 business days.
Sincerely,
Camille
[cid:image001.jpg@01D881A4.BBCFD850]Camille C. Aponte-Rossini (she/her)
FOIA Manager
Office of Privacy and Information Management
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office: 202-936-2464
Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov<mailto:Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov>
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From: Office of Personnel Management
Good afternoon,
Attached is OPM's final response to the above-referenced FOIA request.
Regards,
[cid:image001.jpg@01D8C79E.D292B5E0]Camille C. Aponte-Rossini (she/her)
FOIA Manager
Office of Privacy and Information Management
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
Office: 202-936-0097
Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov<mailto:Camille.Aponte-Rossini@opm.gov>
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