The most recent significant change to the database occurred in 2022 when OPM added a feature allowing users to break down data by union-representation. Image: Robert Kneschke/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffOPM has announced an update to FedScope to be finished in the fall, to include more current posting of accessions, separations and other employment numbers, which in recent years commonly have been six, nine or more months out of date.
It said the “program and user interface has needed modernization for over a decade and yet under the Biden-Harris Administration this was not prioritized and FedScope data was not updated in a timely manner. This made the data much less useful to the public.” (The cited period also covered the first Trump administration.)
OPM said it “is engaging with regular users of FedScope to inform the redesign and ensure the platform meets the needs of researchers, journalists, federal managers, and the public.”
The most recent significant change to the database occurred in 2022 when OPM added a feature allowing users to break down data by union-represented vs. non-represented status, broken down by agency subcomponent, pay system, occupation and state.
Such information could be used by unions for identifying potential prospects for organizing a bargaining unit of employees who are eligible for union representation but not currently represented.
Data through last September for example showed that more than 300,000 employees fit that description.
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