Federal Human Capital Transparency Act
Latest action (21 Sep 2022): Introduced
What this bill does
S. 4910, the Federal Human Capital Transparency Act, would amend title 5 of the U.S. Code to require the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to annually collect data from executive agencies—excluding intelligence community elements—on the size of their "blended workforce." This includes the number of direct federal employees, prime contractor and subcontractor employees with access credentials, and grant or cooperative agreement recipient employees with similar access. OPM would compile this data into an annual report posted publicly on its website. The bill also expresses a nonbinding "sense of Congress" that agencies should manage their full blended workforce—employees, contractors, and grantees—holistically, without relying on artificial headcount limits, and should develop comprehensive plans for efficient workforce management.
The bill primarily affects executive branch agencies, which would face new annual data-reporting requirements to OPM, and indirectly affects federal employees, contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients whose staffing levels would be tracked and reported. It does not create new limits on hiring or contracting but aims to give policymakers and the public clearer visibility into the full scope of the federal workforce, including those employed indirectly through contracts and grants.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on September 21, 2022, by Senator James Lankford and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It did not receive a committee vote or further action before the 117th Congress ended, meaning it did not become law. For the bill to advance, it would need to be reintroduced in a subsequent Congress and go through committee consideration, floor votes in both chambers, and presidential approval.
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Official summary
Federal Human Capital Transparency Act
This bill directs the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to annually collect data relating to the federal workforce and post it on its website.
Specifically, OPM must collect information on
• the total number of persons employed directly by each agency,
• the total number of prime contractor and subcontractor employees issued credentials allowing access to agency property or computer systems,
• the total number of employees of federal grant and cooperative agreement recipients who are issued such credentials, and
• a total count of the workforce of the agency.
Common questions
- What does S. 4910 do?
- S. 4910, the Federal Human Capital Transparency Act, would amend title 5 of the U.S. Code to require the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to annually collect data from executive agencies—excluding intelligence community elements—on the size of their "blended workforce." This includes the number of direct federal employees, prime contractor and subcontractor employees with access credentials, and grant or cooperative agreement recipient employees with similar access. OPM would compile this data into an annual report posted publicly on its website. The bill also expresses a nonbinding "sense of Congress" that agencies should manage their full blended workforce—employees, contractors, and grantees—holistically, without relying on artificial headcount limits, and should develop comprehensive plans for efficient workforce management. The bill primarily affects executive branch agencies, which would face new annual data-reporting requirements to OPM, and indirectly affects federal employees, contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients whose staffing levels would be tracked and reported. It does not create new limits on hiring or contracting but aims to give policymakers and the public clearer visibility into the full scope of the federal workforce, including those employed indirectly through contracts and grants. The bill was introduced in the Senate on September 21, 2022, by Senator James Lankford and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It did not receive a committee vote or further action before the 117th Congress ended, meaning it did not become law. For the bill to advance, it would need to be reintroduced in a subsequent Congress and go through committee consideration, floor votes in both chambers, and presidential approval.
- Has S. 4910 become law?
- Not yet. As of 21 Sep 2022, S. 4910 is introduced.
- Who sponsored S. 4910?
- S. 4910 was sponsored by Sen. James Lankford [R-OK] (Republican-OK), with 0 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on S. 4910?
- Introduced (21 Sep 2022).
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