Suitability and Fitness
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register June 30, 2026. Document 2026-13154. Updated Nov. 9, 2026.
- What it does
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the Federal Government personnel vetting adjudicative processes for determining suitability and taking suitability actions. The final rule will improve the efficiency, rigor, and timeliness by which OPM and agencies vet individuals for risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service and make clear that individuals who engage in serious misconduct while employed in Federal service are subject to the same suitability procedures and actions as applicants for employment. It also ensures that suitability determinations and actions are applied consistently with Merit System Principles.
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
2 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 3206-AO84 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
Effective July 30, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-13154 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Personnel Management Office |
| Published | June 30, 2026 |
| Effective date | July 30, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 3206-AO84 |
| Docket | OPM-2025-0007 |
| Significant (marked in the Federal Register) | Yes |
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