Proposed rule · 2026-18943

Promoting Employee Accountability

OPM is reopening the public comment period for additional comments on OPM data and a new report published by a nongovernmental organization. OPM is releasing current data that is relevant to the proposed rule published on July 2, 2026, entitled "Promoting Employee Accountability." OPM is also interested in receiving public comment on a report published by We the Doers published on August 27, 2026. Accordingly, OPM is reopening the rulemaking for public comment specifically with respect to the proposed rule as informed by the newly released data and the report. The comment period for the proposed rule closed August 3, 2026; it is now reopened for two weeks.