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Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act
4/17/2024, 11:44 PM
Summary of Bill HR 2043
The bill aims to improve transparency and accountability within federal agencies by ensuring that they regularly assess and address any management challenges they may be facing. By requiring agencies to update these lists on a regular basis, the bill seeks to promote more efficient and effective government operations.
If passed, the Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act would help to identify areas in need of improvement and provide a framework for agencies to prioritize and address these issues. This could lead to better use of taxpayer dollars and improved services for the American people. Overall, this bill is designed to promote good governance and accountability within the federal government by requiring agencies to regularly assess and address their management challenges. It is an important step towards ensuring that taxpayer dollars are being used effectively and efficiently.
Congressional Summary of HR 2043
Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act or the PLUM Act
This bill replaces the congressional publication titled United States Government Policy and Supporting Positions, commonly known as the PLUM Book, with an online public directory.
The PLUM Book contains personnel information for federal civil service leadership and support positions in the legislative and executive branches that may be subject to noncompetitive appointment, including heads of agencies and policy executives. The book is used to identify presidentially appointed positions and is published every four years (after each presidential election) by certain congressional committees.
The bill requires the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to publish the information contained in the PLUM Book on a public website in a format that is easily searchable and that otherwise meets certain data standards. Agencies must upload updated information to the website on a monthly basis; OPM must verify the accuracy of the information twice a year in coordination with the White House Office of Presidential Personnel.
The bill terminates publication of the PLUM Book in its current form on January 1, 2024.
