Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin OPM-GSA merger may be on hold, but administration wants to spend $70M on it next year

OPM-GSA merger may be on hold, but administration wants to spend $70M on it next year

Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 5 a.m.

The Trump administration is still making the case for a merger of the Office of Personnel Management with the General Services Administration. Even as it acknowledged it can't do much until the National Academy of Public Administration finishes a year-long study. That didn't stop the White House from requesting $70 million to pay for the OPM-GSA merger. The administration says it'll use the money to buy new IT equipment, integrate OPM systems into GSA's, and move staff. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to give some more details.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices