WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a rule called: Reduction in Force.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 3 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.
Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is revising its reduction in force (RIF) regulations to make the RIF regulations more streamlined, efficient, and merit-based by prioritizing performance over tenure and length of service when determining which employees will be retained in a RIF and by modifying the types of employees who are excluded from RIF competition. OPM is also revising its regulations regarding the reemployment priority list (RPL), career transition assistance program (CTAP), the interagency career transition assistan...