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| Title | Date | From | Print Version |
Reference ID |
Stakeholders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Further Guidance Regarding Ending DEIA Offices, Programs and Initiatives | Wednesday, February 5, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
 OPM Memo Further Guidance Regarding Ending DEIA Offices Programs and Initiatives 2-5-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Guidance Regarding Redesignating SES CIO Positions | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Memo Guidance Regarding Redesignating SES CIO Positions 2-4-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Legality of Deferred Resignation Program | Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Andrew Kloster, General Counsel, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Memo Legality of Deferred Resignation Program 2-4-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Guidance on Collective Bargaining Obligations in Connection with Return to In-Person Work | Monday, February 3, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Guidance on Collective Bargaining Obligations in Connection with Return to Office 2-3-25 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Initial Guidance Regarding President Trump’s Executive Order Defending Women | Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Memo Initial Guidance Regarding Trump Executive Order Defending Women 1-29-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Guidance Regarding Deferred Resignation Program | Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Guidance Memo re Deferred Resignation Program 01-28-25 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Agency Return to Office Implementation Plans | Monday, January 27, 2025 | Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Joint OMB OPM Memorandum re Return to Office Implementation Plans 1-27-2025 FINAL.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Guidance on Implementing President Trump’s Executive Order titled, "Restoring Accountability To Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce" | Monday, January 27, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Memorandum re Schedule Policy Career Guidance FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Guidance Regarding RIFs of DEIA Offices | Friday, January 24, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Guidance Regarding RIFs of DEIA Offices 1-24-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Guidance on Presidential Memorandum Return to In-Person Work | Wednesday, January 22, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Guidance on Presidential Memorandum Return to In-Person Work 1-22-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Initial Guidance Regarding DEIA Executive Orders | Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Memo re Initial Guidance Regarding DEIA Executive Orders 1 21-2025 FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Guidance | Monday, January 20, 2025 | Matthew J. Vaeth, Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, Charles Ezell, Acting Director, Office of Personnel Management |
OMB-OPM Federal Civilian Hiring Freeze Guidance 1-20-2025 FINAL.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Guidance on Probationary Periods, Administrative Leave and Details | Monday, January 20, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Guidance on Probationary Periods Administrative Leave and Details FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Temporary Transition Schedule C and Schedule C Authorities and Noncareer Senior Executive Service Appointing Authorities | Monday, January 20, 2025 | Charles Ezell, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Memo Lifting Caps on TTCs-bll FINAL.pdf |
Heads and Acting Heads of Departments and Agencies | |
| Update of the Senior Executive Service Executive Core Qualifications | Wednesday, January 15, 2025 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Memo to Agencies Update of ECQs 1-15-2025.pdf |
Heads of Executive Departments Independent Agencies IGs and CIGIE | |
| Guidance for Agency-Specific Policies Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Related Forms of Abuse or Harassment | Monday, January 13, 2025 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Guidance for Agency Specific DVSAS Policy.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Guidance for Agency-Specific Policies on Child Care Subsidy Programs | Monday, January 13, 2025 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Guidance for Agency-Specific Policies on Child Care Subsidy Programs.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Governmentwide Moratorium on Senior Executive Service (SES) Qualifications Review Board (QRB) Cases – Presidential Election Year 2024 | Thursday, December 19, 2024 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Director Memo to Agency Heads - QRB Moratorium - 2024 Presidential Transition.pdf |
Heads of Executive Departments Independent Agencies Inspectors General and CIGIE | |
| New Training on Tribal Treaties, Reserved Rights, and Consultations | Monday, December 16, 2024 | Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management |
Signed Joint Memo - Training on Tribal Treaties Reserved Rights and Consultations.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| 2024 Presidential Transition Guide | Friday, December 13, 2024 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Workforce Policy and Innovation |
Presidential-Transition-Guide-Memo-2024.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Call for Nominations for FY2025 Presidential Rank Award | Monday, November 25, 2024 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
FY2025 PRA Call for Nominations with FY25 PRA Guidance 11-25-2024.pdf |
Heads of Executive Departments and Independent Agencies and CIGIE | |
| Fiscal Year 2023 Federal Executive Board National Network Annual Report | Thursday, November 14, 2024 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM Director Transmittal Memo FEB Annual Report 11-14-2024.pdf |
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competency Model for Civil Engineering, 0810 | Monday, April 29, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competency Model for Civil Engineering GS-0810.pdf |
Chief Executive Officer Councils | |
| Agency Preparations for End of Year Retirement Applications | Friday, November 3, 2023 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
11-3-2023 OPM Memo - Agency Preparations for End of Year Retirement Applications.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 – Program Evaluation Competency Model | Wednesday, November 8, 2023 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Program Evaluation Competency Model Issuance Memo 11-8-23.pdf |
Chief Executive Officer Councils | |
| Guidance in Support of Executive Order 14100—Advancing Economic Security for Military and Veteran Spouses, Military Caregivers, and Survivors | Thursday, November 9, 2023 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management | HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | ||
| Agency Noncompetitive Hiring Authority of Military Spouses Annual Reporting for Fiscal Year 2023 | Wednesday, November 15, 2023 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Employee Services |
Workforce and Policy Innovation FY23 Military Spouse Data Call Memo.pdf |
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS | |
| New Talent Pools (Shared Certs) Feature for USAJOBS’ Agency Talent Portal | Friday, December 1, 2023 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Workforce Policy and Innovation |
CHCO Memo on Talent Pools Launch_HX.pdf |
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS | |
| Launch of OPMʼs Designing an Assessment Strategy: Fundamental Concepts, Processes and Applications Training and Use of Hiring Assessments: A SME-Based Approach Training Courses | Tuesday, December 5, 2023 | Karen R. Jacobs, Acting Deputy Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, Classification, and Veterans Programs |
Memorandum to HR Directors Launch of Designing an Assessment Strategy Training.pdf |
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS | |
| Maximizing Effective Use of Probationary Periods | Wednesday, December 13, 2023 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Maximizing Effective Use of Probationary Periods.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Call for Nominations for FY2024 Presidential Rank Awards | Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
12-27-2023 Director Memo - FY2024 PRA Call for Nominations.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES IGs and CIGIE | |
| Government-wide Hiring Authorities for Advancing Federal Government Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Friday, December 29, 2023 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
Government-wide Hiring Authorities for Advancing Federal Government Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) 12-29-2023.pdf |
HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| FY2024 Human Capital Reviews | Friday, January 12, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
FY24 Human Capital Reviews Memorandum.pdf |
Heads of CFO Act Agencies and Chief Human Capital Officers | |
| Federal Human Capital Business Reference Model Update | Thursday, January 18, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
HCBRM 4.0 Memo and Map.pdf |
CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS | |
| The AI in Government Act of 2020 – Artificial Intelligence Job Analysis Survey | Friday, February 16, 2024 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Workforce Policy & Innovation |
CHCOs Job Analysis Survey Memo 2-16-2024.pdf |
CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS | |
| Release of OPM’s Workforce of the Future Playbook | Thursday, February 22, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director |
WOF Playbook Memo 2-22-2024.pdf |
CHIEF HUMAN CAPITAL OFFICERS | |
| Government-wide Military-Connected Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2024-2028 | Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Jason S. Miller, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget |
EO 14100 Gwide Military-Connected Strategic Plan Joint Memo 2-27-24.pdf |
Head of Executive Branch Departments and Agencies | |
| Guidance and Instructions on Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) Reporting | Friday, March 1, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director |
OPM Memo - Periodic Listing of Updates to Management (PLUM) Reporting 3-1-2024.pdf |
Heads of Executive Departments/Independent Agencies and Boards and Commissions and Inspectors General and CIGIE | |
| Guidance on Implementation of Labor-Management Forums: Executive Order on Scaling and Expanding the Use of Registered Apprenticeships in Industries and the Federal Government and Promoting Labor-Management Forums | Wednesday, March 13, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
OPM LMF Guidance Memo and Attachment 3-13-2024.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Issuance of Regulations on the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019: Guidance on Restrictions on Preemployment Criminal History Inquiries | Thursday, April 25, 2024 | Kiran A. Ahuja, Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
FCA Implementation Guidance April 25 2024.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| The Artificial Intelligence Classification Policy and Talent Acquisition Guidance - The AI in Government Act of 2020 | Monday, April 29, 2024 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Workforce Policy and Innovation |
The Artificial Intelligence Classification Policy and Talent Acquisition Guidance - The AI in Government Act of 2020.pdf |
Chief Human Capital Officers (CHCOs) | |
| Call for Biennial Review Submission for Executive Allocations for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 | Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Workforce Policy and Innovation |
Call for Biennial Review Submission for Executive Allocations for Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 (003).pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES | |
| Guiding Factors for Designing Remote Work Policies and Programs | Wednesday, August 7, 2024 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director |
Guiding-factors-rescinded FINAL.pdf |
Heads of Executive Departments and Independent Agencies; Inspectors Generals; and the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency | |
| Issuance of Revised Regulations on Time Limited Promotions | Thursday, July 25, 2024 | Veronica E. Hinton, Associate Director, Workforce Policy and Innovation |
Time Limited Promotion Memo with FAQs 7-25-2024.pdf |
HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTORS | |
| Extension and Amendment of the Government-wide Direct Hire Appointing Authority for Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Positions, Acquisitions, and Cybersecurity and Related Positions | Monday, September 23, 2024 | Robert H. Shriver, III, Acting Director, U.S. Office of Personnel Management |
9-23-2024 Governmentwide DHA STEM Cyber Extension and Amendment CHCO Memo.pdf |
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES |