report" issued by the federally-chartered National Academy of Public Administration was added to the 1,120 page bill S-1790, a.k.a. the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020. Function According to its website, the mission of the OPM is "recruiting, retaining and honoring a world-class force to serve the American people." The OPM is partially responsible for maintaining the appearance of independence and neutrality in the Administrative Law System. While technically employees of the agencies they work for, Administrative Law Judges (or ALJs) are hired exclusively by the OPM, effectively removing any discretionary employment procedures from the other agencies. The OPM uses a rigorous selection process which ranks the top three candidates for each ALJ vacancy, and then makes a selection from those candidates, generally giving preference to veterans. OPM is also responsible for federal employee retirement applications for FERS and CSRS employees. OPM makes decisions on federal employee regular and disability retirement cases. OPM also oversees FEHB and FEGLI, the health insurance and life insurance programs for Federal employees. However, it does not oversee TSP, which is handled by the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB), a separate independent agency. Components Retirement Services - Oversees the Civil Service Retirement Service (CSRS) and the Federal Employee Retirement Service (FERS). Healthcare & Insurance - Oversees the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) programs. Employee Services Branch Human Resources Branch Directors of OPM Source: OPM's Agency Leadership Through Time Alan K. Campbell (January 2, 1979 – January 20, 1981) Campbell was the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission at its dissolution Donald J. Devine (March 23, 1981 – March 25, 1985) Loretta Cornelius (acting; 1985) Constance Horner (August 22, 1985 – May 10, 1989) Constance Berry Newman (June 8, 1989 – June 30, 1992) James B. King (April 7, 1993 – September 1, 1997) Janice R. Lachance (November 12, 1997 – January 20, 2001) Steven R. Cohen (acting; January 20, 2001 – July 11, 2001) Kay Coles James (July 11, 2001 – January 31, 2005) Dan Gregory Blair (acting; February 1, 2005 – June 27, 2005) Linda M. Springer (June 28, 2005 – August 13, 2008) Michael Hager (acting; August 13, 2008 – January 20, 2009) Kathie Ann Whipple (acting; January 20, 2009 - April 13, 2009) John Berry (April 13, 2009 – April 13, 2013) Elaine Kaplan (acting; April 15, 2013 – October 31, 2013)