Reductions in Force (RIFs): An Overview
This overview, dated February 13, 2025, provided by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), covers the following RIF topics: The RIF Process, Competitive Area, Competitive Level, Retention Registers, Determining Retention Standing, Release from the Competitive Level, Bump and Retreat Rights, RIF Notices, RIF Appeals, amd RIF Alternatives. Selected References 5 U.S.C. §§3501-3504; 5 C.F.R. Part 351. OPM, Workforce Reshaping Operations Handbook, March 2017,
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/reductions-in-force/workforce_reshaping.pdf