Data / Federal rules / 2026-18943
Promoting Employee Accountability
The Personnel Management Office published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on September 15, 2026. It took effect on July 2, 2026. Comments closed on September 29, 2026.
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What the agency says
OPM is reopening the public comment period for additional comments on OPM data and a new report published by a nongovernmental organization. OPM is releasing current data that is relevant to the proposed rule published on July 2, 2026, entitled "Promoting Employee Accountability." OPM is also interested in receiving public comment on a report published by We the Doers published on August 27, 2026. Accordingly, OPM is reopening the rulemaking for public comment specifically with respect to the proposed rule as informed by the newly released data and the report. The comment period for the proposed rule closed August 3, 2026; it is now reopened for two weeks.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-18943
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rulemaking; reopening public comment period
- Agency
- Personnel Management Office
- Published
- September 15, 2026
- Takes effect
- July 2, 2026
- Comments due
- September 29, 2026
- Dates
- The comment period for the proposed rule published on July 2, 2026 (91 FR 40444) is reopened. Comments must be received on or before September 29, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket ID: 2025-OPM-0012
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 412; 5 CFR 432; 5 CFR 715; 5 CFR 752
- Pages
- 2
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