3206-AO24 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM Recruitment and Selection Through Competitive Examination

The Office of Personnel Management is proposing additional revisions to implement the Competitive Service Act of 2015, Public Law 114-137, to allow an appointing authority (i.e., the head of a Federal agency or department) to share a competitive certificate of eligibles with one or more appointing authorities for the purpose of making selections of qualified candidates and the Chance to Compete Act, Public Law 118-188, that clarifies the use of examinations and requires federal agencies to use technical assessments to fill most positions in the competitive service.

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The intended effect of this rule is to facilitate the hiring of top talent across Federal agencies.

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The Competitive Service Act of 2015, enacted as Public Law 114-137, on March 18, 2016, allows an appointing authority (i.e., the head of a Federal agency or department) to share a competitive certificate issued under delegated examining procedures with one or more other appointing authorities.

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This rule will facilitate the hiring of top talent across Federal agencies. Although the use of shared certificates is discretionary, OPM anticipates that agencies that take advantage of the new provisions will experience cost savings as a result of expedited time-to-hire and other efficiencies across Government.

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]]> Interim Final Rule 01/18/2017 82 FR 5335 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 03/20/2017 Supplemental NPRM 07/00/2026 No No Federal No No No No Michael Mahoney Mr Workforce Policy and Innovation (WPI) 3206 Office of Personnel Management OPM 202 936-3265 202 606-2329 employ@opm.gov 1900 E Street NW, Washington DC 20415