Excepted Service Employment (OPM)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2026-09-15 — Shared Certificates and Pooled Hiring Actions: cross-connection with shared-certificates-pooled-hiring: Both touch OPM’s hiring-authority toolkit for staffing federal positions outside or alongside traditional competitive certificates. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-09-18 — Employment in the Excepted Service: OPM proposed rule (2025) would conform 5 CFR Part 213 to current excepted-service schedules (including Schedule Policy/Career), update Pathways Program conversion mechanics, align ALJ appointment procedures, and preserve veterans’ preference and placement/reinstatement rights. (novelty: 3)