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OPM proposes new layoff rules emphasizing performance and reducing employee protections

'...A proposed rule, set for publication Thursday in the Federal Register, describes the current reduction in force procedures, in which tenure is the most important factor, as “outdated” and “cumbersome,” and creates a new methodology placing the most emphasis on an employee’s three most recent performance appraisals. The Office of Personnel Management cites agencies’ struggles to implement mass layoffs in 2025 as evidence that change is needed. ...'

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