Office of Personnel Management
Federal agency responsible for regulations under Office of Personnel Management.
33 regulationsHiring Authority for College Graduates
This regulation makes it easier for recent college graduates to get hired for federal government jobs by creating a streamlined hiring process specifically for them. It aims to bring more young talent into federal agencies while giving graduates a clearer path to government employment.
Hiring Authority for Post-Secondary Students
This regulation makes it easier for federal agencies to hire college and university students for government jobs. It simplifies the hiring process so that students can work for the federal government while continuing their studies or during summer breaks.
Reduction in Force Appeals
This regulation changes the rules for federal employees who want to appeal their job loss during a reduction in force (when the government cuts positions). The new rules aim to make the appeal process clearer and potentially faster for workers challenging layoff decisions.
Suitability Action Appeals
This regulation from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) establishes new rules for how federal employees can appeal decisions about whether they are suitable for their jobs. The changes aim to make the appeals process clearer and fairer for workers who believe they were wrongly removed or disciplined based on suitability concerns.
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
This regulation makes changes to how federal government employees are evaluated, held accountable, and managed by their agencies. It aims to improve how well federal agencies perform and how responsive they are to the public by updating rules about hiring, firing, and promoting civil service workers.
Civil Service Retirement System and Federal Employees' Retirement System: Secondary Position Definitions
This regulation clarifies how federal retirement benefits are calculated when government employees hold more than one job at the same time. The rule affects how much money federal workers receive in retirement and could change eligibility requirements for certain types of federal positions.
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Effective Date of Coverage for Employees with an Initial Opportunity to Enroll; Withdrawal
This proposed rule changes when federal employees' health insurance coverage begins after they first become eligible to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. The rule may also allow employees to withdraw from their coverage under certain circumstances, which could affect when they pay premiums and receive benefits.
Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals
This proposed rule from the Office of Personnel Management would make it easier for federal employees to appeal decisions made during their probationary or trial periods—the initial testing phase when new or reassigned workers can be evaluated before getting full job protection. The change aims to give workers more opportunities to challenge unfair treatment during these early employment stages.
Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs
The federal government is proposing new standards for how federal agencies develop and train people who want to become senior executives in government. These rules aim to make the selection process more consistent and fair across all agencies, which could affect career prospects for federal employees seeking leadership positions.
Recruitment and Relocation Incentive Waivers
This regulation allows federal agencies more flexibility in offering bonuses and moving assistance to recruit new employees and keep current workers from leaving for other jobs. It removes some bureaucratic restrictions that previously made it difficult for agencies to compete with private employers for talented workers.
Sunset of the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program; Correction
The federal government is ending the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program, which provided early-career training and job opportunities for recent college graduates entering government work. This change means that recent graduates will no longer have access to this specific program for launching federal government careers.
Assuring Responsive and Accountable Federal Executive Management
This regulation from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sets new rules to make federal government management more responsive and accountable to the public. It establishes standards for how federal agencies should operate and make decisions, with the goal of improving government efficiency and ensuring agencies answer to elected officials and the people they serve.