Where’s WALDO Act
Congress Proposes Public Website Listing Federal Workers’ Jobs, Duty Stations, and Pay
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Would require the Office of Personnel Management to build a public, searchable website listing every federal civil service job and who holds it.
- The site would show each worker’s job title, job duties, agency, main work location, pay (including bonuses), and appointment date.
- The website would have to be up and running within 18 months after the bill becomes law, and then kept updated.
- Would also require a yearly public report counting federal contract workers and the total cost, broken down by agency.
- Supporters may say this increases transparency; critics may raise privacy and safety concerns for some federal workers.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Related News
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EXCLUSIVE: Where’s WALDO Act aims to list every federal worker, job and salary
Covers Sen. Joni Ernst’s Where’s WALDO Act proposal requiring OPM to publish a searchable directory of federal employees with job info, duty station, pay (incl. bonuses), and start date; notes privacy concerns.
New Bill Aims To Create Public Database Of Federal Employees And Their Salaries
Explains the Where’s WALDO Act (S. 3553): OPM would build a public searchable site listing federal employees’ titles, duties, agency, duty station, pay (incl. bonuses), and appointment date.
Where’s Waldo at Club Fed?
Historical context: opinion column using the “Where’s Waldo” framing to argue about transparency around federal workforce disclosures and redactions (not the 2025 bill itself).
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Where’s WALDO Act
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