OPM Announces Delay, Changes to Combined Federal Campaign

The Office of Personnel Management announced it is delaying the start of the federal government’s annual charity fundraising drive until Oct. 2, along with a number of other changes. In past years, the Combined Federal Campaign has opened at the beginning of September. The guidance, released this month by acting OPM Director Kathleen McGettigan, does not shorten the campaign’s length, as it extends the deadline by one month compared with previous years until Jan. 12, 2018. According to the memo, the change is in accordance with recommendations made by the CFC-50 Commission, a panel to study possible improvements to the program in light of its 50th anniversary in 2012.