Updates and Amendments to the Civil Service Rules

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Office of Personnel Management 5 CFR PARTS 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, and 10 [Docket ID: OPM-2026-0562] RIN 3206-AP19 ( printed page 52475) AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the President's direction in Executive Order 14410 , Implementing Schedule Policy/Career in the Excepted Service, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to update and amend obsolete and outdated provisions of the Civil Service Rules that do not substantively affect agency operations. DATES: This rule is effective October 13, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by September 14, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received, OPM will withdraw the relevant provisions of this direct final rule. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments for this direct final rule within the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov/​ . Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments must be received by the end of the comment period to be considered. All comments and other submissions received generally will be posted on the internet at regulations.gov as they are received, without change, including any personal information provided. However, OPM retains discretion to redact personal or sensitive information, including but not limited to personal or sensitive information pertaining to third parties. A summary of this rule may be found in the docket for this rulemaking at www.regulations.gov . FOR FURTHER I…