Federal Government Policy and Business

Congress Intervenes to Fix Hiring Regs Written by ‘Entrenched Bureaucrats’ at OPM

Government Executive: A “no-brainer” hiring reform bill President Obama signed into law last year after receiving unanimous support in Congress was intended to be a non-controversial and painless way to ease hiring at certain agencies. Only one thing stood in its way: the Office of Personnel Management.

The bill was created to give land management employees on temporary appointments the ability to apply for permanent positions while taking advantage of their service time. The measure was created to fix a perceived inequity that led to seasonal workers -- such as federal firefighters -- returning to their same jobs year after year at the same pay level without the opportunities for career advancement enjoyed by the rest of the federal workforce.

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