The U.S. Federal Government expects to spend $140,000,000,000.00 on Office of Personnel Management in 2025. This represents 2% of all Federal spending in 2025.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the federal agency responsible for managing the civil service of the federal government. Established to ensure the merit-based employment system, OPM's mission is to recruit, retain, and honor a world-class workforce for the American people. The agency provides human resources policy, leadership, and support to federal agencies, administers retirement benefits, manages healthcare and insurance programs, and oversees merit-based and inclusive hiring practices.
The OPM is funded through discretionary appropriations for its operations, such as managing federal human resources policies and overseeing the federal workforce. Additionally, OPM administers federal employee retirement and health benefits programs, which are financed through mandatory spending funded by contributions from federal employees, their employing agencies, and retirees.
For Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, OPM had total budgetary resources amounting to approximately $343.33 billion. This funding is distributed among its various sub-components, each responsible for distinct aspects of personnel management and agency operations. The major components of the budget include: Healthcare and Insurance: Oversees federal health and insurance programs, ensuring federal employees and retirees have access to quality healthcare options. Retirement Services: Manages the retirement benefits for federal employees, including the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) and the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS). Human Resources Solutions: Provides human capital management services and solutions to federal agencies to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Merit System Accountability and Compliance: Ensures adherence to merit system principles and compliance with civil service laws and regulations across federal agencies. A detailed breakdown of the budget by subagency is available in OPM's Congressional Budget Justification documents.
There have been numerous reported examples of wasteful spending at Office of Personnel Management. See below for some of the most recent reported cases.
