WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a proposed rule called: Reduction in Force Appeals.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 10 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.
Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to revise its regulations governing appeals of reduction-in-force (RIF) actions. OPM proposes to transfer appeal rights for employees who have been furloughed more than 30 days, separated, or demoted by a RIF action from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) to OPM. OPM expects this change will promote greater efficiency and reduce costs to agencies in effectuating RIF actions, which may be necessary in a variety of circumstances, such...