WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a rule called: Uniform Allowances.
The rule was published in the Federal Register on April 14 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.
Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to raise the maximum annual uniform allowance and the maximum allowable cost payable by the agency for furnishing uniforms from $800 to $1, 500, amend the purpose of the subpart and the definition of "uniform, " and ensure agencies maintain policies for administering uniform allowance programs. This document also provides guidance on appropriate and inappropriate uses of the allowance, distinguishes uniforms from personal protective equipment, and makes techn...