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- OPM will assume federal employee appeals on Sept. 2, ending the Merit Systems Protection Board’s role and removing the right to a hearing.
- Employees have 30 days to appeal, agencies 30 days to respond, and employees 15 days to reply before OPM decides from the written record.
- A GAO report found a 41% staffing decline in OPM’s MSAC office for 2024-2026, and OPM plans AI tools in the 2027 budget to address the gap.
