Some agencies put restrictions on employees responding and late in the day OPM rescinded the mandatory response. This creates a bit of a minefield for employees that wanted to respond.
Respond - OPM happy, your Department fires you for responding incorrectly.
Don't respond - OPM can't fire you according to your Department, and your Department won't either.
Its rough for Feds who are doing a good job and want to reply but the bureaucracy is crushing. Hopefully they Department heads get addressed before round 2.
Some agencies put restrictions on employees responding and late in the day OPM rescinded the mandatory response. This creates a bit of a minefield for employees that wanted to respond.
Respond - OPM happy, your Department fires you for responding incorrectly. Don't respond - OPM can't fire you according to your Department, and your Department won't either.
Its rough for Feds who are doing a good job and want to reply but the bureaucracy is crushing. Hopefully they Department heads get addressed before round 2.