OPM's April 2026 guidance eliminates performance appraisal requirements for Schedule C and Schedule G political appointees — and it may signal bigger changes ahead which could impact the future of performance management for all federal employees.

Federal employees who use nonpublic government information to trade on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket risk serious consequences — including removal from federal service, criminal charges, and loss of security clearance.  Learn what the existing ethics regulations say, how the 2026 indictment of a U.S. Army Special Forces soldier changed the conversation, and what proposed legislation could mean for government employees.