Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
1,100,037Words in 198 parts
8.5Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
19.7Reading grade
45.1%Unchanged since 2017
2Flagged parts
2026-10-29Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 35.9 words on average; 29.9% over 40 words; 30.3% passive; 16.6 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 7.3% · prohibition 3.4% · paperwork 5.6% · obligation 16.6% · permission 13.0% · other 54.0%
- Checksum
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Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 131 top 10% | 5 CFR 293
PERSONNEL RECORDS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.9 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
8,619 | 1.07 |
| 507 top 10% | 5 CFR 575
RECRUITMENT, RELOCATION, AND RETENTION INCENTIVES; SUPERVISORY DIFFERENTIALS; AND EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT INCENTIVES
High signals: Reading grade
+1.6 SD · Size
+1.1 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
22,241 | 0.76 |
| 756 | 48 CFR 1652
CONTRACT CLAUSES
High signals: Directive share
+1.2 SD |
16,299 | 0.66 |
| 763 | 5 CFR 6
EXCEPTIONS FROM THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE (RULE VI)
High signals: Directive share
+2.6 SD · Reading grade
+1.7 SD · Restriction density
+1.6 SD |
1,413 | 0.66 |
| 815 | 5 CFR 532
PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS
High signals: Size
+1.6 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
40,590 | 0.63 |
| 832 | 5 CFR 536
GRADE AND PAY RETENTION
High signals: Reading grade
+1.7 SD |
10,984 | 0.62 |
| 1,171 | 5 CFR 185
PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
9,847 | 0.51 |
| 1,201 | 5 CFR 630
ABSENCE AND LEAVE
High signals: Size
+1.9 SD |
53,649 | 0.50 |
| 1,365 | 5 CFR 550
PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL)
High signals: Size
+2.0 SD |
64,047 | 0.45 |
| 1,563 | 5 CFR 595
PHYSICIANS' COMPARABILITY ALLOWANCES
High signals: Reading grade
+2.3 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
1,768 | 0.40 |
| 1,583 | 5 CFR 5
REGULATIONS, INVESTIGATION, AND ENFORCEMENT (RULE V)
High signals: Reading grade
+1.7 SD · Paperwork share
+1.5 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD |
1,171 | 0.39 |
| 1,589 | 48 CFR 2152
PRECONTRACT PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
8,430 | 0.39 |
| 1,672 | 48 CFR 1609
CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS
High signals: Paperwork share
+1.1 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
1,769 | 0.37 |
| 1,797 | 5 CFR 430
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,209 | 0.33 |
| 1,815 | 5 CFR 531
PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE
High signals: Size
+1.2 SD · Reading grade
+1.2 SD |
25,456 | 0.32 |
| 1,913 | 5 CFR 330
RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PLACEMENT (GENERAL)
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
13,588 | 0.30 |
| 2,047 | 5 CFR 179
CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
8,866 | 0.26 |
| 2,113 | 5 CFR 412
SUPERVISORY, MANAGEMENT, AND EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT
High signals: Restriction density
+1.1 SD · Directive share
+1.0 SD |
3,018 | 0.25 |
| 2,147 | 5 CFR 332
RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION THROUGH COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
5,164 | 0.24 |
| 2,225 | 5 CFR 534
PAY UNDER OTHER SYSTEMS
High signals: Reading grade
+1.5 SD |
16,203 | 0.22 |
| 2,415 | 5 CFR 900
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PERSONNEL ACT PROGRAMS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
11,173 | 0.17 |
| 2,429 | 5 CFR 351
REDUCTION IN FORCE
High signals: Size
+1.0 SD |
19,367 | 0.17 |
| 2,442 | 5 CFR 335
PROMOTION AND INTERNAL PLACEMENT
High signals: Reading grade
+1.3 SD |
2,629 | 0.17 |
| 2,597 | 5 CFR 723
ENFORCEMENT OF NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF HANDICAP IN PROGRAMS OR ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY THE OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
High signals: Directive share
+1.3 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
3,758 | 0.13 |
| 2,642 | 5 CFR 451
AWARDS
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
2,906 | 0.12 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 5 U.S.C. 1104: 170,887 words in 17 parts (15.5% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 8347: 138,935 words in 7 parts (12.6% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 8913: 120,346 words in 25 parts (10.9% of this agency's text)
- 2 U.S.C. 2051: 115,986 words in 3 parts (10.5% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 101: 114,043 words in 2 parts (10.4% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 1103: 113,183 words in 18 parts (10.3% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 552a: 109,824 words in 6 parts (10.0% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 7701: 109,501 words in 4 parts (10.0% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 8336a: 106,685 words in 3 parts (9.7% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 5304: 105,706 words in 3 parts (9.6% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 5 CFR 890: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM (79,257 words)
- 5 CFR 831: RETIREMENT (77,480 words)
- 5 CFR 550: PAY ADMINISTRATION (GENERAL) (64,047 words)
- 5 CFR 630: ABSENCE AND LEAVE (53,649 words)
- 5 CFR 532: PREVAILING RATE SYSTEMS (40,590 words)
- 5 CFR 838: COURT ORDERS AFFECTING RETIREMENT BENEFITS (38,057 words)
- 5 CFR 842: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM—BASIC ANNUITY (36,563 words)
- 5 CFR 531: PAY UNDER THE GENERAL SCHEDULE (25,456 words)
- 5 CFR 581: PROCESSING GARNISHMENT ORDERS FOR CHILD SUPPORT AND/OR ALIMONY (24,217 words)
- 5 CFR 870: FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' GROUP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAM (23,550 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.