From: Society for Human Resource Management
By Roy Maurer
Federal agencies would have more autonomy to address their information technology staffing challenges under a proposed rule issued by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
The agencies would have the discretion to determine whether they’re experiencing “a severe shortage of candidates or a critical hiring need” for information technology (IT) positions and whether to grant themselves direct-hire authority to fill those positions without OPM’s prior approval.
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