Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce

What Presidential Memorandum 2025-05217 says

Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 56 (Tuesday, March 25, 2025) [Federal Register Volume 90, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 25, 2025)] [Presidential Documents] [Pages 13683-13684] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2025-05217] Presidential Documents Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 56 / Tuesday, March 25, 2025 / Presidential Documents [[Page 13683]] Memorandum of March 20, 2025 Strengthening the Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce Memorandum for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Delegation of Authority to Make Suitability Determinations and Required Rulemaking. (a) The Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is delegated the authority to make final suitability determinations and take suitability actions regarding employees in the executive branch based on post- appointment conduct, consistent with applicable law. In this context, a suitability action can include a directive by OPM to the head of an executive department or agency (agency) to remove an employee who does not meet the suitability criteria defined in OPM's regulations. (b) The Director of OPM shall propose regulations, consistent with applicable law, amending Part 731 of title 5...

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