Critical Position Pay Authority
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-08-26 — Critical Position Pay Authority: OPM final rule sets the default critical-position pay cap at Level I of the Executive Schedule (with higher pay allowed only via written OPM approval), removes prior non-statutory sub-caps, and clarifies that reduction or termination of critical position pay is not an appealable adverse action. (novelty: 2)