{"id":16105,"date":"2019-09-25T20:54:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T20:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/09\/25\/opm-sets-deadline-for-agencies-to-streamline-employee-dismissal\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:42:41","slug":"opm-sets-deadline-for-agencies-to-streamline-employee-dismissal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/management\/hr\/2019\/09\/25\/opm-sets-deadline-for-agencies-to-streamline-employee-dismissal\/","title":{"rendered":"OPM sets deadline for agencies to streamline employee dismissal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Federal agencies have until April 30, 2020, to notify the Office of Personnel Management that they have made changes to their employee discipline and dismissal procedures to make it easier to address poorly performing employees, OPM told agency leaders in a Sept. 25 memo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cToday\u2019s guidance will help federal employees, managers and agencies deliver mission outcomes,\u201d said Director Dale Cabaniss in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOverly burdensome dismissal policies and procedures only harm the overwhelming majority of feds that are dedicated to public service and work hard every day to the benefit of the American taxpayer. They deserve colleagues that are just as dedicated to civil service as they are. It improves morale, unit cohesion and public trust.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agencies are required to remove steps and procedures that lengthen the time to address poor performance and misconduct and are not required by statute or federal regulation, according to the Office of Management and Budget\u2019s April 2017 memorandum for \u201cReforming the Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t