Feds Sunset Fast-Track Fellows to Shrink Bureaucracy Size
Published Date: 8/11/2025
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Summary
The government is ending the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program as part of a plan to shrink federal bureaucracy. This change affects current and future fellows, stopping new hires under this program soon. No new money will be spent on it, and the rules will be officially removed starting February 19, 2025.
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Pathways PMF Stops New Hires
If you were planning to be hired through the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program, new hires under the program will stop. The rule ends hiring under the PMF program and this change affects future fellows.
OPM Rescinds PMF Rules; No Funding
The Office of Personnel Management is rescinding the regulations for the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program and will make conforming amendments, and no new money will be spent on the program. The rules will be officially removed starting February 19, 2025.
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