(CNN) The head of the Office of Personnel Management resigned abruptly Tuesday.

Director Dale Cabaniss stepped down from her position and her deputy will become the acting director, according to Anthony Murruci, the communications director.

The agency has been key in providing guidance to federal workers and agencies in regards to dealing with working through the coronavirus.

Politico first reported the resignation.

The resignation comes comes at a time in which some officials within OPM were frustrated with government work flow and messaging to government employees during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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