# Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals

**Action Urgency Score:** 55/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Personnel Management Office |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Final rule. |
| Published | 2026-08-03 |
| Effective | 2026-09-02 |
| Significant | Yes (EO 12866) |
| CFR parts | 5 CFR 11, 5 CFR 230, 5 CFR 315, 5 CFR 432, 5 CFR 751 |
| Summary | The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to change the circumstances and procedures for adjudicating appeals from employees terminated during their probationary and trial periods and supervisors and managers who fail to complete their probationary periods. Executive order, "Strengthening Probationary Periods in the Federal Service," rendered the prior procedures for appealing such actions to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) inoperative. This final rule establishes a new, limited appeals process adjudicated by OPM. The final rule also makes conforming amendments |
| Document number | 2026-15654 |

## Why this score
- Significant rule under EO 12866.
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/03/2026-15654/streamlining-probationary-and-trial-period-appeals). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T21:40:49.974Z.
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