{"id":1571,"date":"2025-05-15T10:26:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/?p=1571"},"modified":"2025-05-15T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T14:26:16","slug":"act-now-opposition-to-opms-proposed-rule-to-eliminate-the-merit-based-civil-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/2025\/05\/15\/act-now-opposition-to-opms-proposed-rule-to-eliminate-the-merit-based-civil-service\/","title":{"rendered":"ACT NOW: Opposition to OPM’s Proposed Rule to Eliminate the Merit-Based Civil Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Office of Personnel Management issued a proposed rule to eliminate merit-based civil service protections for 50,000 or more federal employees by creating a new excepted service schedule, Schedule Policy\/Career (P\/C), formerly Schedule F. There is a short public comment period, ending May 23, 2025, and NARFE is urging all members to submit personal comments in opposition to the rule. A high volume of individualized comments will show the magnitude and breadth of opposition, and agencies are required to consider all comments in the process of finalizing the rule.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can use NARFE\u2019s sample template, available\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a><\/strong>. Download the file, fill in your own information and comments in the bold, bracketed sections, save the file under a personal name, and submit the comment online\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Need some additional background?\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Understand the Stakes: Review\u00a0<\/span>this one-pager<\/strong><\/span><\/a>\u00a0outlining the implications of the proposed rule.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Craft a More Effective Comment: Use this\u00a0<\/span>step-by-step guide to write and personalize your comment<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0from our partners with Protect Democracy. Personal stories and organizational expertise can make a powerful impact.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    View the rule and\u00a0<\/span>submit your public comment here<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. The deadline is approaching\u2014now is a key moment to build momentum.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Short public comment period to speak out against a proposed rule to eliminate merit-based civil service protections…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"kp-content-permissions":[],"class_list":["post-1571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2025\/05\/take-action.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1571"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1572,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1571\/revisions\/1572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1571"},{"taxonomy":"kp-content-permissions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.narfe.org\/region10\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/kp-content-permissions?post=1571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}