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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has issued a notice identifying specific appointing authorities, known as Schedule A, B, and C, which were created or removed for a single agency between August 1 and August 31, 2020. These authorities allow agencies to appoint people to jobs without standard competitive hiring processes. During this period, there were no new or revoked Schedule A or B authorities, but some Schedule C authorities, which typically relate to political appointments, were either approved or revoked. OPM regularly publishes updates and annual summaries of these types of appointing authorities in the Federal Register.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released a notice identifying Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities for individual agencies that were either established or revoked in October 2020. Schedule A allows certain employees to be hired for disaster loan administration, with the service duration not exceeding seven years unless approved by OPM. There were no Schedule B authorities reported for the month, but a few Schedule C appointments were approved, with none revoked. This information is published in the Federal Register to maintain transparency in personnel management.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a new online portal that provides information about their guidance documents. This portal is a centralized, searchable database where people can find and access OPM's guidance documents, which are also still available in other parts of their website. This action complies with an executive order requiring federal agencies to make their guidance documents easily accessible to the public. The portal is available at www.opm.gov/guidance.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is inviting public comments on a revised information collection request concerning the Life Insurance Election form, known as SF 2817. Comments are being accepted until April 26, 2021, and can be submitted through the Federal Rulemaking Portal. This request for comments is part of the process required by the Paperwork Reduction Act, as the form involves collecting information from federal employees and assignees, who are individuals that manage an employee's life insurance. The feedback sought includes evaluations of the necessity, accuracy, and burden of the information collected.

The Office of Personnel Management announced that the Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee will hold a virtual meeting via teleconference on February 18, 2021. This Committee reviews and advises on pay systems for federal employees. The meeting is open to the public, and those interested in attending must register by February 16, 2021. The agenda includes discussions on wage area definitions and the Committee's annual summary for 2020.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced a notice about special hiring authorities that were created or canceled for specific government agencies in June 2020. These authorities, known as Schedule A, B, and C, allow for the appointment of employees without going through the traditional federal hiring process. In June 2020, no new Schedule A or B authorities were reported. However, some Schedule C authorities were approved and others were revoked. This information is published every month and also included in an annual report.