Government Fixes Typo in Ending Elite Intern Program
Published Date: 12/10/2025
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The Office of Personnel Management fixed a small mistake in the rules that ended the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows Program. This correction cleans up wording errors in the official text but doesn’t change the program’s end or affect any money. The fix took effect on December 10, 2025, so everything’s now clear and official!
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Pathways PMF Program Regulations Rescinded
On August 11, 2025, OPM published a final rule that rescinded the regulations for the Pathways Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program, effectively ending that regulatory framework. A correcting rule published December 10, 2025 fixed wording errors in the text but did not change the program’s end or affect any money.
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