# Updates and Amendments to the Civil Service Rules

**Action Urgency Score:** 30/100

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Agency | Personnel Management Office |
| Type | Final rule |
| Action | Direct final rule. |
| Published | 2026-08-14 |
| Effective | 2026-10-13 |
| Comments close | 2026-09-14 |
| Significant | No |
| CFR parts | 5 CFR 2, 5 CFR 3, 5 CFR 5, 5 CFR 6, 5 CFR 9 |
| 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Service, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a direct final rule to update and amend obsolete and outdated provisions of the Civil Service Rules that do not substantively affect agency operations. |
| Document number | 2026-16630 |

## Why this score
- Final rule.

Source: Federal Register API (Office of the Federal Register) (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/14/2026-16630/updates-and-amendments-to-the-civil-service-rules). Last refreshed: 2026-11-04T09:17:43.641Z.
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