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OPM
Personnel Management Office
The Office of Personnel Management administers a merit system to ensure compliance with personnel laws and regulations and assists agencies in recruiting, examining, and promoting people on the basis of their knowledge and skills, regardless of their race, religion, sex, political influence, or other nonmerit factors. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was created as an independent establishment by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.), pursuant to Executive Order 12107 of December 28, 1978. Many of the functions of the former United States Civil Service Commission were transferred to OPM.
Recent Regulations
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OPM
Recent Regulations
View all →ProposedFeb 25, 2026
Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Raven Rock Mountain Complex to the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington Federal Wage System Wage Area
ProposedFeb 24, 2026
Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees
ProposedSignificantFeb 24, 2026
Managing Senior Professional Performance
RuleSignificantFeb 20, 2026
Hiring Authority for College Graduates
ProposedSignificantDec 18, 2025
Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs
RuleSignificantDec 10, 2025
Sunset of the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program; Correction
RuleSep 9, 2025
Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Hennepin, Minnesota, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area
RuleSignificantSep 8, 2025
Reinvigorating Merit-Based Hiring Through Candidate Ranking in the Competitive and Excepted Service (Rule of Many)
RuleAug 11, 2025
Sunset of the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program
RuleJun 24, 2025
Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service
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The Office of Personnel Management administers a merit system to ensure compliance with personnel laws and regulations and assists agencies in recruiting, examining, and promoting people on the basis of their knowledge and skills, regardless of their race, religion, sex, political influence, or other nonmerit factors. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) was created as an independent establishment by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app.), pursuant to Executive Order 12107 of December 28, 1978. Many of the functions of the former United States Civil Service Commission were transferred to OPM.