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Managing Senior Professional Performance

The Management and Budget Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 19, 2026. It takes effect on November 18, 2026.

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What the agency says

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are issuing a final rule to strengthen the performance appraisal of senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) employees, collectively referred to as "senior professionals." This final rule establishes a new subpart dedicated exclusively to senior professional performance appraisal that aligns more closely with Senior Executive Service (SES) performance appraisal regulations. The rule also eliminates senior professional appraisal programs, removes the prohibition of a standardized distribution of performance rating levels, and enhances oversight of the appraisal process.

Key facts

Document number: 2026-21316
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: Personnel Management Office; Management and Budget Office
Published: October 19, 2026
Takes effect: November 18, 2026
Dates: Effective November 18, 2026.
Docket: Docket ID: OPM-2025-0011
Regulation ID (RIN): 0348-AB92; 3206-AO88
Code of Federal Regulations: 5 CFR 351; 5 CFR 430; 5 CFR 451; 5 CFR 534; 5 CFR 537; 5 CFR 630; 5 CFR 894; 5 CFR 1330
Topics: Administrative practice and procedure; Emergency preparedness; Government employees; Health facilities; Health insurance; Health professions; Hospitals; Hostages; Iraq; Kuwait; Lebanon; Military personnel; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Retirement; Students; Wages; Weather
Significant: Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages: 21

The document on federalregister.gov PDF

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