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OPM finalizes rule simplifying recruitment and relocation incentive waivers - December 17, 2025
By Carten Cordell, Government Executive

The Office of Personnel Management finalized new regulations Monday that simplify the process for approving recruitment and relocation incentive payments to personnel serving in a critical agency need.

The new rule, which will go into effect on Feb. 13, 2026, delegates the authority for approving waivers to caps on the incentive payments to federal agencies, rather than OPM. The new rule was first introduced two years ago as a way to making hiring and retention efforts easier while lightening the administrative load on OPM.
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