OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: PROMOTING EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a proposed rule called: Promoting Employee Accountability.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on July 2 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison, Merit Systems Protection Board.

Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB or Board) are issuing proposed regulations governing performance-based reduction in grade and removal actions, non-disciplinary separations, and adverse actions, along with the MSPB's review of those actions, and proposing improved and additional training to supervisors. With this rule, OPM seeks to improve the accountability of employees for poor performance and misconduct by streamlining...