Resources Related to Employment

Here’s a compendium of links where you can find answers to many questions related to your government employment:

• AgLearn
• Ask AgLearn Now
• Benefits Information–OPM Retirement Information
• BPD Servicing Website - BPD Servicing Website (BPD/ARC user name and password required)
• Departmental Management –HR Services - Employee
• eAuthentication Home Page
• Emergency Information
• Employee Assistance Programs:
  http://www.sandcreekeap.com/
  http://www.dm.usda.gov/ocpm/SecurityGuideEmployees/Eap/Intro.htm
• Employee Personal Page (EPP)
• eOPF (Official Personnel File)
• Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program – OPM
• Federal Employees Health Benefits Program – OPM
• Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program – OPM
• Gov Trip -Travel Planning
• GovTrip direct
• Help Desk for ITS Support: TS-TSD Service Desk. You can contact a TSD Service Desk Operations (SDO) Specialist at 1-877-873-0783 during normal business days, Monday – Friday from 6 a.m. ET - midnight ET.
• HR University
• Insurance and Healthcare Programs - OPM
• ITS Policies and Procedures
• Leave Program Fact Sheets – OPM
• LincPass PIV Badges
• Microsoft Home Use Program: Follow instructions on link to send email to request program code.
• OCIO Connections Newsletter
• OCIO Intranet
• OCIO Policies
• OCIO-ITS Intranet
• Office of Ethics
• Office of Operations
• OPM – Government Operating Status
• Personnel Security
• Retirement Information – OPM
• Target Center
• Telework Regulation (OCIO-wide)
• Thrift Savings Plans
• US Bank
• USDA Connect
• USDA Student Employment Programs
• Virtual University
• Web TA