Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce

This memorandum delegates to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management the authority to make final suitability determinations and take suitability actions against executive branch employees based on post-appointment conduct, including directing agency heads to remove employees who do not meet suitability criteria. The Director of OPM is directed to propose regulations amending Part 731 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, and the delegation is not effective until that rulemaking is complete. The proposed regulations must also require agency heads to comply with the Director's instructions on separation or corrective action within 5 work days of a final decision.

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Immediate.

None.

No known legal challenges.