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Bullet policy, statements · Jun 09, 2025

AIBS Submits Joint Comments on Proposed Rule to Reclassify Many Federal Workers

AIBS joined the Entomological Society of America and 18 other scientific societies in submitting a joint response to the White House Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposed rule-making, “Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service,” also commonly known as “Schedule F.”

The proposed rule would reclassify tens of thousands of federal workers involved in policy-making as “Schedule Policy/Career” employees, stripping them of traditional civil service protections.

The joint response strongly urges OPM to reconsider this rule and outlines several concerns and recommendations. Read the comments.


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