Promoting Accountability and Streamlining Removal Procedures Consistent With Merit System Principles
Federal Agencies Must Streamline Employee Removal and Accountability
What it does
Federal agencies must revise policies to make it easier and faster to remove employees for poor performance or misconduct and report related data to the Office of Personnel Management.
Real-world impact
- Makes it faster for supervisors to remove employees for poor performance or misconduct.
- Requires agencies to report yearly removal and disciplinary data to the Office of Personnel Management.
- Bans agreements that erase or hide employee performance or conduct records.
Topics
Summary
This order directs federal agencies to make it easier and faster to hold employees accountable for poor performance or misconduct. It tells agencies to shorten opportunity periods for improvement, avoid unnecessary suspensions, limit written notice to 30 days, use removal procedures when appropriate, and stop erasing personnel records.
The order affects supervisors, federal employees (including probationary and term employees), and labor representatives. It also requires agencies to report yearly disciplinary and removal data to the Office of Personnel Management and calls for new regulations and supervisor training.
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