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On the recordMarch 1, 2022
OPM moves from a compliance organization and mother-may-I, to use your term on that as well, to more of a conversation from the Executive Branch.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford discusses the need for OPM to shift from compliance to strategic management.

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