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Policy Workbench

Prototype for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Built on public data; not an official OPM system.

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Guided demonstration: reduction in force

A single policy question carried through each capability, from identifying the governing law to drafting the rule amendment. Each step opens the working tool with its inputs entered.

Steps 2, 3 and 5 use AI and are subject to usage limits on this shared link. All content is drawn from public sources; verify each output against the official text.

  1. Step 1: Identify the governing law

    Search · Immediate

    A single search across 5 CFR, Title 5 of the U.S. Code, OPM rulemakings, executive orders and memoranda to agency CHCOs.

    Expected results

    • The 5 CFR part 351 sections on retention order and performance credit.
    • OPM's 2026 reduction in force final rule among the rulemakings.
    • Any result opens the passage in context.
    Open Search

  2. Step 2: Obtain a cited answer

    Cited answers · One minute or more; uses AI

    The question is entered. Select Generate answer.

    Expected results

    • Progress indicates the sources retrieved, then drafting.
    • Each statement is footnoted with its citation, for example 5 CFR 351.503(a); a footnote opens the source passage.
    • On completion, each citation is verified against a retrieved passage.
    Open Cited answers

  3. Step 3: Draft the implementing memorandum

    Memorandum drafting · Several minutes; uses AI

    The subject and instructions are entered. Select Generate draft.

    Expected results

    • The draft follows the structure of prior OPM memoranda to agency CHCOs, with placeholders for unknown details.
    • Word export converts each citation to a footnote.
    • Send to Citation review opens the draft for citation review.
    Open Memorandum drafting

  4. Step 4: Review the citations in a draft

    Citation review · Seconds; AI claim review takes longer

    Reviews the sample document, a short reduction-in-force memorandum containing known citation errors.

    Expected results

    • 5 CFR 351.504 is out of date: its text was replaced effective Sep 2, 2026.
    • The 90-day notice period does not match 5 CFR 351.801(a)(1), which provides 60 days.
    • 5 CFR 351.512 is not found in the current text or its amendment history.
    • A rescinded memorandum and a revoked executive order are identified as no longer in effect.
    • Optional: Run AI claim review assesses each cited passage; Download report saves the findings.
    Open Citation review

  5. Step 5: Draft the rule amendment

    Rule amendment drafting · Several minutes; uses AI

    A proposed amendment to the notice period in 5 CFR 351.801 is entered. Select Generate draft.

    Expected results

    • Amendatory instructions and asterisked regulatory text in Document Drafting Handbook format.
    • A redline against the current text, and a cited preamble.
    • Word export with the redline as tracked changes.
    Open Rule amendment drafting