Federal Job Fitness Checks Get Proposed Rule Overhaul
Published Date: 7/3/2025
Proposed Rule
Summary
The Office of Personnel Management is updating how they check if federal workers are suitable for their jobs. They want your thoughts on the changes and have extended the deadline to July 18, 2025, to send comments. These updates could affect hiring and job reviews but won’t cost you a dime.
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Changes to federal suitability checks
On June 3, 2025 the Office of Personnel Management proposed changes to how federal workers are vetted for job suitability and how suitability actions are taken. OPM says these updates could affect hiring decisions and job reviews for federal employees and applicants and that they will not impose any cost on individuals.
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