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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8236
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    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.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to let people know about new short-term jobs and changes to hiring rules that happened for one month in 2020. They do this to show they are being open and fair about how they hire people for special jobs like helping with disaster loans.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8229
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    The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a notice that discusses specific appointing authorities called Schedule A, B, and C. These are tools used by agencies to hire people without using the usual competitive process. For the period from July 1, 2020, to July 31, 2020, no new Schedule A or B authorities were reported, while some Schedule C authorities were approved and others revoked. The notice is part of OPM's regular updates to ensure transparency about these appointments.

    Simple Explanation

    The government’s Office of Personnel Management (OPM) shared news about special ways they can hire people for jobs without making them go through the usual tests. From July 1 to July 31, 2020, they used some of these special methods, but didn’t say which exact jobs were involved.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8234
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    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.

    Simple Explanation

    The Office of Personnel Management told everyone about special rules, called Schedule A, B, and C. These rules help some people get jobs without having to go through the usual process. In August 2020, they didn't make any changes to Schedule A or B, but they did change some of the Schedule C rules, which are like special jobs for people who might work with important government leaders.