The U.S. Office of Personnel Management develops policy and provides guidance to Federal agencies regarding Reduction in Force (RIF). This page serves as a portal to assist you in …

To provide a foundation of understanding downsizing and reengineering options, OPM will work with your agency to educate staff on the following Reduction in Force (RIF) components: RIF …

This chapter covers SES RIF, OPM’s RIF placement program, and furlough. The procedures on competition for job retention in a RIF and the appeal rights described in this chapter, apply to …

Readers can find guidance on conducting a reduction in force in Chapter III. Post-RIF actions are discussed in Chapter IV, and transfer of function is covered in Chapter V.

An agency may conduct SES Reduction in Force under 5 U.S.C. 3595 and 5 CFR 359 subpart F when circumstances such as elimination or modification of a position due to reorganization, …

The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (“OPM”) now submit guidance on Agency these RIF and Reorganization Plans …

OPM notes that some federal agencies retain separate statutory authority for conducting RIF-like processes, and these differences might impact collective bargaining. the scope of collective …

Agencies have greater flexibility in a reduction in force to assign retention credit for ratings in a competitive area where different summary patterns exist. This article explains requirements …

• Using the personnel rosters established by agency management to determine employees’ relative retention standing under OPM’s RIF regulations at 5 CFR part 351; • Preparing RIF …

In the Federal government, layoffs are called reduction in force (RIF) actions. When an agency must abolish positions, the RIF regulations determine whether an employee keeps his or her …