The Office of Personnel Management writes in new regulations proposed on Tuesday that a precedent-altering 2021 court ruling is in opposition to OPM’s interpretation of statute — a move that could help agencies in future lawsuits around firings for poor performance.
The new regulations on performance and firing were promulgated to reverse changes made by the Trump administration on how feds can be disciplined, and to implement President Biden’s executive order reversing his predecessor’s workforce policies.
