OPM Changes to Performance Ratings, Time-in-Grade, and Job Classifications: What They Could Mean Together for Promotions and RIFs

A r/fednews discussion examines how OPM's recent changes to performance ratings and time-in-grade requirements, along with its April 24, 2026 plan to consolidate 115 occupational series, could interact. The poster asks how the combined changes might affect promotions, QSIs, and retention calculations if another RIF occurs. This is user speculation rather than official OPM guidance.