Office of Personnel Management

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) created the Workforce Restructuring Office in March 1994, in response to Administration and Congressional downsizing initiatives. The Office provides assistance to agency personnelists and Federal employees on all aspects of downsizing. These areas include, but are not limited to early retirements; Buyouts; Alternatives to RIF; Reorganization and delayering tools and strategies; Reductions in force and furlough procedures; Grade and pay retention, and severance pay; Unemployment compensation; Retraining programs; Inplacement and outplacement programs; and On-site technical assistance. Information on downsizing, workforce restructuring, and career transition can also be obtained from the RIF/Downsizing and Career Transition Forums of OPM's Mainstreet electronic bulletin board.