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Human Resource Practitioners

Questions and answers

No. Agencies do not need OPM approval to establish flexible or compressed work schedules authorized by 5 U.S.C. 6122 and/or 6127. We encourage agencies to prepare for all emergency situations and address the use of compressed or flexible work schedules in their contingency plans.
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