WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Office Of Personnel Management has issued a proposed rule called: Suitability and Fitness.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on June 3 by Jerson Matias, Federal Register Liaison.
Summary: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing amendments to the Federal Government personnel vetting adjudicative processes for determining suitability and taking suitability actions. The purpose of the proposed rule is to improve the efficiency, rigor and timeliness by which OPM and agencies vet individuals for risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service, and to make clear that individuals who engage in serious misconduct while employed in Federal service are subject to the same suitability pro...