OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT ISSUES RULE: ELIMINATION OF TIME-IN-GRADE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a rule called: Elimination of Time-in-Grade.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Oct. 19 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.

Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is adopting, substantially as proposed, its proposed rule eliminating the Time-in-Grade (TIG) restriction on advancement to competitive service positions in the General Schedule (GS). Under the prior regulations, a candidate generally could not be advanced to a covered position at GS-6 or above without completing 52 weeks in a position no more than one grade lower-or two grades lower for certain positions in two-grade-interval lines of work. This final rule removes that requirement...