United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-05-30 monographic deposited born digital 57 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-450 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450 P0b002ee1803946e6 f:d03450 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450 GAO-03-450 Federal agencies Hiring policies Labor force Personnel recruiting Other Written Product A07025

Improving the federal hiring process is critical, as the number of new hires is expected to increase substantially. Federal agencies are responsible for their hiring processes, but must generally comply with applicable Office of Personnel Management (OPM) rules and regulations. Congressional requesters asked GAO to identify federal hiring obstacles, provide examples of innovative hiring practices, and identify opportunities for improvement. To address these issues, GAO interviewed the human resources directors in 24 largest departments and agencies, analyzed the hiring practices of five federal executive branch agencies, and reviewed OPM's role in the hiring process. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450.pdf GAO-03-450 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-450 Other Written Product GAO-03-450; Human Capital: Opportunities to Improve Executive Agencies' Hiring Processes; Federal agencies Hiring policies Labor force Personnel recruiting Title 5 Section 2301 5 U.S.C. 2301 Public Law 104-52 Public Law 105-277 Public Law 107-296