Since a draft of the new policy began circulating last fall, federal regulators expanded those excluded from agency reduction ...

The Trump administration's proposal to prioritize performance in RIFs comes after OPM teed up plans to limit high performance ratings for federal employees.

The Office of Special Counsel says proposed reduction-in-force changes would give more weight to employee performance and offers its own perspective on how agencies might apply the new rules.

Critics have warned the proposal could benefit federal employees deemed politically loyal to the Trump administration during a reduction in force.

Statistically employers report that they are facing an increasingly high level of reductions in force, layoffs, restructurings and one-off terminations, not necessarily related just to performance, ...