Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs
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- What it does
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to amend its Senior Executive Service (SES) Candidate Development Program (SESCDP) regulations to implement certain SES training and development requirements. The SES represents the Federal Government's leadership, composed of executive positions above the GS-15 level. SESCDPs serve as a crucial succession management tool for Federal agencies, designed to identify and prepare high-potential employees for future roles within the SES. These programs aim to cultivate leaders equipped with a governmentwide perspective and the competencies necessary to tackle complex challenges.
The Personnel Management Office's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).
- Compared with
The Personnel Management Office has published 29 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 14 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 3206-AO89 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective July 27, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-12811 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Personnel Management Office |
| Published | June 25, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 27, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3206-AO89 |
| Docket | OPM-2025-0014 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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