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OPM RIN: 3206-AO80 Publication ID: 2026 
Title: Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service 
Abstract:

OPM finalized a rulemaking implementing E.O. 14171. The rule created the procedures for moving policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career, which would increase career employee accountability. Schedule Policy/Career positions will remain career jobs filled on a nonpartisan basis. Yet they will be at-will positions excepted from adverse action procedures or appeals. This will allow agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions who engage in misconduct, perform poorly, or obstruct the democratic process by intentionally subverting Presidential directives.

 
Agency: Office of Personnel Management(OPM)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 5 CFR 210    5 CFR 212    5 CFR 213    5 CFR 302    5 CFR 432    5 CFR 451    5 CFR 472    ...     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: E.O. 14171   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/23/2025  90 FR 17182   
NPRM Comment Period Extended  05/23/2025  90 FR 22028   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/07/2025 
Final Rule  02/06/2026  91 FR 5580   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ms Carol Matheis
Workforce, Policy, and Innovation (WPI)
Office of Personnel Management
1900 E Street NW,
Washington, DC 20415
Phone:202 606-2930
Email: employeeaccountability@opm.gov