3206-AN80 202210 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM Rule of Many

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing regulations to implement changes -- known as the "rule of many" -- authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 governing the selection of candidates from competitive lists of eligibles. The NDAA eliminates the requirement that an agency select only from the top three candidates at any given juncture (the "rule of three") in numerical rating and ranking and instead authorizes agencies to certify and consider a sufficient number of candidates, no fewer than three, to be considered, using a cut-off score or other mechanism established by the Office of Personnel Management by regulation. This change also affects how agencies may make selections under 5 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 302 Employment in the Excepted Service. These changes will provide expanded flexibility to agencies in the selection of candidates.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 5 CFR 302 5 CFR 332 5 CFR 337 5 U.S.C. 3301 5 U.S.C. 3302 Civil Service Rule II, codified at 5 CFR 2 Pub. L. 115-232 John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 No NPRM 02/00/2023 No None No No No No Roseanna Ciarlante Employee Services 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 267 932-8640 roseanna.ciarlante@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW, Washington DC 20415 Katika Floyd Ms Workforce Policy and Innovation 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 202 606-9531 employ@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW, Washington DC 20415