OPM chooses Workday for no-bid contract to overhaul HR system

With White House deadlines and directives looming, the Office of Personnel Management goes with Workday to quickly implement a human capital platform with the intent to be a model for other agencies.

The Office of Personnel Management is moving forward with a sole-source contract to Workday to build an integrated human capital management solution.

A May 2 memo on the contract cites OPM’s currently fragmented HR systems and tight deadlines to comply with President Trump’s executive orders mandating workforce restructuring and merit-based hiring reforms.

OPM needs real-time workforce data and integrated HR capabilities that are not possible with its current systems, states the memo signed by OPM’s chief strategy and innovation officer Dennis Johnson.

The agency faces several issues with its current HR systems that make it a challenge to meet the White House mandates. The memo specifically mentions payroll errors, benefits disruptions and too large of ...