The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has initiated a new directive targeting federal employees who have received less than 'fully successful' performance ratings in the past three years. In a memo sent to federal department leaders, OPM requested detailed information on these employees, including their names, job titles, pay plans, agencies, grades, duty stations, and whether they have completed performance improvement plans within the last year.
Furthermore, agencies are required to disclose if they have taken any actions against these employees for poor performance under civil service laws and if the employees are currently challenging these actions before the US Merit Systems Protection Board or other bodies.
OPM is also seeking information on any regulations, policies, or collective bargaining agreement terms that could hinder agencies from making meaningful distinctions on employee performance or swiftly separating low-performing employees.
The deadline for agencies to submit this information to OPM is March 7. The memo states that this initiative aims to assist OPM in developing new metrics for evaluating the federal workforce that align with the priorities and standards set forth in President Donald Trump's recent Executive Orders.
