One HR Systems for the Entire Federal Government: OPM and OMB Announce Major Reform
Washington, DC — The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today announced a major government-wide modernization effort to consolidate more than 100 outdated, duplicative federal human resources systems into a single, modern Core Human Capital Management (Core HCM) platform. This initiative, central to President Donald Trump’s priority of eliminating waste and inefficiency, is projected to deliver billions of dollars in savings for the American taxpayer while dramatically improving the federal government’s ability to manage its workforce.
For decades, agencies have operated dozens of standalone HR platforms that cost taxpayers hundreds of millions annually, complicate reporting, slow hiring and personnel actions, and create unnecessary burdens on federal employees. Under the new Federal HR 2.0 initiative, agencies will transition to one best-in-class commercial Core HCM system that will serve as the federal government’s single system of record for personnel management.
“For too long, taxpayers have footed the bill for duplicative HR systems that no modern organization would tolerate,” OPM Director Scott Kupor said. “Today’s announcement is a major win for efficiency, accountability, and good government. By consolidating more than 100 systems into a single, modern HR platform, we are delivering billions in savings while giving agencies the tools they need to manage the federal workforce as one coordinated enterprise. This is exactly the kind of smart, cost-saving reform the American people expect and deserve.”
Federal HR 2.0 will:
- Consolidate more than 100 outdated HR systems into one modern, commercial Core HCM platform used across government.
- Save taxpayers billions of dollars by eliminating duplicative systems, redundant contracts, and costly maintenance of legacy technology.
- Improve HR service delivery through standardized workflows, modern self-service tools, and seamless, real-time data integration.
- Enable faster, more accurate personnel actions, supporting agencies in hiring, managing, and retaining talent more effectively.
- Strengthen security and data integrity by establishing a unified, government-wide HR system with robust protections.
- Lay the foundation for consolidation of HR services, maximizing efficiency, cutting waste, and ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience for agencies and employees.
Read the memo to agencies here and Director Kupor’s blog post on this here.
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