99.8% of Federal Employees Get Good Performance Reviews. Why?
About this episode
The episode discusses the performance review system for federal employees with Scott Kupor, exploring issues like rehiring practices and talent management.
Today we’re joined by Scott Kupor , Director of the Office of Personnel Management . I think of it as the federal HR department — he makes a compelling case that it’s really the government’s talent management organization. Scott manages talent for an organization of 2+ million people with a $7 trillion budget. We discuss: * How DOGE cut federal headcount — and what comes next? * Why agencies rehired employees they had just laid off * How few federal employees get fired for poor performance * What OPM can do without congressional help For the full transcript of this conversation, go to www.statecraft.pub . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.statecraft.pub
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