Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits Programs Information Request - OPM Public Comment 2026

Civil Service Strong's comment opposing OPM's proposed Agency Information Collection Request: Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits Programs Service Use and Cost Data (3206-NEW)

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OPM Comment Guide - Managing Senior Professional Performance

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This guide is designed to help partners comment on OPM and OMB’s proposed rule on how agencies evaluate senior-level (SL) and scientific or professional (ST) employees, together referred to as senior professionals.

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OPM Comment Guide - Performance Appraisals

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This guide is designed to help partners comment on OPM’s proposed rule on performance appraisals for many federal employees, including General Schedule and prevailing rate employees.

Research & Analysis

The Civil Service Archive

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Protect Democracy's Civil Service Archive provides a catalog of recent changes to policies and practices affecting the federal civil service, searchable by agency, employee category, and theme.

Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits Programs Information Request - OPM Public Comment 2026

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Civil Service Strong's comment opposing OPM's proposed Agency Information Collection Request: Federal Employees Health Benefits and Postal Service Health Benefits Programs Service Use and Cost Data (3206-NEW)

Proposed Rule: Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals - OPM Public Comment 2026

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Civil Service Strong urges the Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) to withdraw its proposed rule, Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals.

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This Filing Season is Open Season on Taxpayers

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Civil Service Strong Fellows Julie Brinn Siegel and John Pierce analyzing how this tax season will be more difficult than usual for taxpayers due to the Trump-Vance administration's gutting of the IRS.