Federal Register #2026-21320

OPM Final Rule Clarifying Administrative Leave for Workforce Realignment

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management issued a final rule clarifying how agencies may use administrative leave for workforce realignment and related purposes. - Government agency: U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). - The rule clarifies administrative leave use in deferred resignation programs and other workforce realignment initiatives. - It addresses agency authority to place employees on administrative leave during reduction-in-force notice periods and how agencies may handle requests to withdraw resignations under deferred resignation programs. - No products, services, OEMs, vendors, quantities, or part numbers are identified; this is a regulatory notice, not a procurement request.

Description

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing a final rule amending regulations governing administrative leave for workforce realignment and other purposes. The rule addresses administrative leave use in connection with deferred resignation programs and other workforce realignment initiatives. It also clarifies when agencies may provide administrative leave during a reduction-in-force notice period and whether they may accept or deny an employee’s request to withdraw a resignation in a deferred resignation program. The rule is effective November 18, 2026.

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