The Office of Personnel Management has finalized new regulations governing Critical Position Pay, or CPP, which allows agencies to offer higher salaries for certain mission-critical positions requiring an extremely high level of expertise.

President Trump recently submitted an alternative pay plan to Congress calling for no across-the-board or locality pay increase for most civilian federal employees in January 2027.

AFGE, AFSCME, NFFE, and IFPTE have filed a lawsuit challenging new federal rules involving employee performance ratings and the Office of Personnel Management’s expanded authority over employee suitability decisions.