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Updates and Amendments to the Civil Service Rules
The Personnel Management Office published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 14, 2026. It took effect on October 13, 2026. Comments closed on September 14, 2026.
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What the agency says
Pursuant to the President's direction in Executive Order 14410, Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to update and amend obsolete and outdated provisions of the Civil Service Rules that do not substantively affect agency operations.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-16630
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Direct final rule
- Agency
- Personnel Management Office
- Published
- August 14, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 13, 2026
- Comments due
- September 14, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective October 13, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by September 14, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received, OPM will withdraw the relevant provisions of this direct final rule.
- Docket
- Docket ID: OPM-2026-0562
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3206-AP19
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 5 CFR 2; 5 CFR 3; 5 CFR 5; 5 CFR 6; 5 CFR 9; 5 CFR 10
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Government employees; Investigations
- Pages
- 5
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|---|---|---|
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| Elimination of Time-in-Grade 2026-21319 | Final rule | Oct 19 |
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| Employment in the Excepted Service 2026-19222 · significant | Proposed rule | Sep 18 |
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| Promoting Employee Accountability 2026-18943 | Proposed rule | Sep 15 |
| Shared Certificates and Pooled Hiring Actions 2026-18828 · significant | Final rule | Sep 15 |
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