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Employment in the Excepted Service
Proposed rule · Federal Register document 2026-19222
- Published
- 09/18/2026
- Comments due
- 11/17/2026
- 19 days left
- Pages
- 23
Summary
Proposed rule.
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations governing the excepted service, Pathways Programs, and administrative law judge (ALJ) appointments. The proposed rule would conform OPM regulations to current excepted-service schedules, including Schedules E, Policy/Career, and G; modernize part 302 procedures while preserving veterans' preference, compensable-injury restoration rights, and other priority placement rights; authorize and clarify Pathways conversions to Schedule Policy/Career; and make related conforming amendments.
Details
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Agencies
- Personnel Management Office
- Docket
- Docket ID: OPM-2026-0166
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3206-AO92
- CFR parts
- 5 CFR 213, 5 CFR 302, 5 CFR 317, 5 CFR 359, 5 CFR 362, 5 CFR 432, 5 CFR 550, 5 CFR 731, 5 CFR 920, 5 CFR 930
- Significant under E.O. 12866
- Yes
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure, Authority delegations (Government agencies), Claims, Colleges and universities, Computer technology, Government contracts, Government employees, Investigations, Motor vehicles, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Wages
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