Recap of Recent OPM Issuances

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Recap of Recent OPM Issuances

Latest Issuances

As a reminder, you can find all recent transmittals at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/chcoc/chcoc-transmittals/. If you encounter broken links/attachments, email CHCOCouncil@opm.gov and include the URL. Recent memoranda will also continue to be hosted at Latest Memos.

Here is a short recap of recent issuances from OPM for your convenience and as a reminder. Please see each individual issuance for further information.

12/8 – Launch of President Trump’s Management Agenda

12/9 – Extension of Locality Pay Memo for Non-GS Employees 2026

12/10 – Creating “Federal HR 2.0” by Consolidating Core Human Capital Management Across the Federal Government

12/11 – 2026 Agency-Specific Deferred Resignation Program & Voluntary Early Retirement Authority Guidance

12/15 – Building the AI Workforce of the Future

12/15 – Performance Management Reminder – Change of Supervision (please see email)

Upcoming Deadlines

12/19 – Deadline to announce New Senior Executive Service, Senior Professional, GS-15 and GS-14 Development Programs to agency employees.

12/19 – Agencies must submit the “Executive Allocations - Agency Adjustment
Template” indicating adjustments made reducing current SES, SL, and ST allocations to allocation-management@opm.gov.

12/22 – AI Workforce of the Future POCs due to AIworkforce@opm.gov.

12/31 – Agencies should submit their FY 2025 Annual Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP) Reporting to DVAAP@opm.gov.

12/31 – Agencies should submit their FY 2025 Annual Reporting on the Employment of Military Spouses & Certain Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian Employee Spouses to militaryspouse@opm.gov.

1/2 – Deadline for agencies to respond to the data call on back pay awards issued under 5 U.S.C. 5596 during the previous three fiscal years (FY2023-FY2025) to paypolicy@opm.gov. Only one worksheet per agency should be submitted. Negative replies are also requested please.

1/10 – Monthly Consolidated Data Submissions are due to reports@opm.gov on the 10th of each month.

Rule of Many Webinars Slides & Recordings

Rule of Many Overview
- Slides
- Webinar Recording

Rule Many and Three Considerations
- Slides
- Webinar Recording

Request for Performance Management POCs

OPM is organizing a Performance Management Working Group, and we are seeking agency POCs who may be interested in joining to both inform OPM’s regulatory approach and the performance management approach within agencies through the sharing of best practices. If you have a member of your team who would be interested in joining this group, please send their names and email addresses to CHCOCouncil@opm.gov by 12/19.

OPM to Launch New Federal Workforce Data (FWD) Website in the New Year

OPM is developing and testing a new Federal Workforce Data (FWD) website that will replace the legacy FedScope platform after the first of the year. This modernized site will offer a more intuitive, transparent, and reliable way to explore federal workforce data, with improvements designed to meet the needs of today’s analysts, leaders, and the public. FWD introduces predictable monthly data updates, helping users rely on timely information. Each dataset will include clear release notes that flag missing submissions or data quality concerns, along with access to policy and data standards documentation for greater clarity and consistency. The new website also delivers a significantly improved user experience, featuring interactive visualizations, simple filtering tools, and the ability to switch between charts and tables or export data for deeper analysis. FWD expands available content with new datasets, including administrative leave, telework and remote work, and performance rating distributions. Users will also be able to access properly redacted person-level data, enabling richer analysis while protecting privacy. OPM looks forward to sharing the FWD website as we complete final testing and prepare for the launch of the live site. If you are interested in learning more about the new FWD site or have any questions, please email EHRIhelp@opm.gov.

Job Opportunities:

12/17 – Director, Office of Human Resources, Smithsonian Institution

12/23 – Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources, Office of the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services

12/29 – Assistant Director for Human Resources Division, U.S. Marshals Service, Department of Justice

Happy holidays and have a wonderful new year

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