OPM Final Rule Shifts Suitability Action Appeals From MSPB to OPM

OPM issued final regulations revising how applicants, appointees, and employees can appeal suitability actions under 5 CFR part 731. Under the rule, OPM replaces the Merit Systems Protection Board as the adjudicative agency for these appeals, aiming to streamline and speed up the process while strengthening suitability determinations.