OPM-GSA Merger Could Cause Regulatory Bottleneck, Legal Challenges

NextGov: The Trump administration’s proposal to send the Office of Personnel Management’s policy functions to the Executive Office of the President could lead to years of implementation woes and legal challenges, before the initiative could begin achieving supporters’ stated goals, one observer said.

The White House’s plan to merge most of OPM’s functions with the General Services Administration and create an Office of Federal Workforce Policy at the Office of Management and Budget includes a provision that places the existing OPM director’s regulatory and rulemaking authority in a non-Senate confirmed position within OMB.

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