Linda M. Springer

Linda M. Springer
8th Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management
In office 2005–2008
Preceded by	Kay Coles James
Succeeded by	Michael Hager (acting)

Linda M. Springer, served as the eighth Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM). She was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate in June 2005. Prior to her appointment, Springer served as controller and head of the Office of Federal Financial Management at the Office of Management and Budget. That position had also required Senate confirmation. She previously worked for 25 years as an executive and actuary in the insurance and financial services industries. ^[1]

As OPM director, Ms. Springer was the chief executive of a 5,000 employee organization responsible for the Federal government’s human resource planning, products, services and policies for the 1.8 million employee civilian workforce worldwide.

She was responsible for leading human capital planning and alignment; management of the world’s largest single-employer sponsored health insurance program; policy guidance and compliance oversight to Federal agencies for recruiting, training, compensation and personnel management; administration of retirement plans for employees in all branches of the Federal government; and 90% of all employee and contractor background investigative services. She was the principal advisor to the President of the United States on personnel management issues for the Federal government’s civilian workforce.

During her tenure at OPM, Ms. Springer introduced a publicly acclaimed strategic and operational goal setting and tracking process with all goals and progress transparently posted on OPM’s public website, designed and implemented an innovative approach to recruiting talent – “Career Patterns”, and launched the first-ever nationwide prime time television advertising campaign promoting Federal Service careers. Under her leadership, OPM modernized its $700 billion asset retirement program administration via new technology and workforce transformation. She oversaw product introductions for benefit programs and led OPM’s Executive Office to place first of 222 Federal agency subcomponents for Effective Leadership and Strategic Management.

Ms. Springer was a frequent speaker on human capital and organizational management issues and was quoted by Business Week, U.S. News & World Report, National Journal, Human Resource Executive, Gallup Management Journal and other professional and industry journals. Her interviews and commentary were featured by television and radio stations around the country.

She served as a member of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships and was a Principal of the U.S. Joint Financial Management Improvement Program. In addition, The National Academy of Public Administration named Ms. Springer as a 2006 fellow.

Since leaving her post in the Federal Government in 2008, Springer has served as an Executive Director in the Government and Public Sector Practice of Ernst & Young LLP.^[2]

References

External links

• OPM Website
• Official Biography