United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office General Government Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-16 monographic deposited born digital 102 p. GA 1.13:GGD-95-102 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102 P0b002ee18039dd99 f:gg95102 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102 GGD-95-102 Veterans employment programs Hiring policies Federal employees Personnel recruiting Personnel management Fair employment programs Federal agencies Employment discrimination OPM Administrative Careers with America Program OPM Central Personnel Data File Outstanding Scholar Program Veterans Employment Program Chapter Report GGD

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal hiring procedures, focusing on whether: (1) those procedures are working; and (2) current hiring reform efforts address the needs of agencies and applicants.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Department of Agriculture initiated a demonstration project to test the feasibility of providing managers more selection flexibility, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) automation, various hiring procedures, and the National Performance Review (NPR) recommended reforms to streamline the federal hiring process; (2) recent hires surveyed said they had no problem with the application process, but many felt that they waited an unreasonably long time to receive a job offer; (3) many veterans were not satisfied with the preference procedures and often did not receive enhanced employment consideration; (4) federal referral procedures allowed agencies to fill vacancies with qualified people in a timely manner, while selection procedures often did not; (5) veterans' preference procedures and the Rule of Three adversely affected timely hiring and candidate quality; (6) shortcomings with the federal hiring process increased the time needed to hire candidates and impeded agency operations; and (7) although current reform initiatives could make the hiring process more efficient, they do not balance managers' flexibility in selecting the best candidates and the legal requirement to give hiring preference to veterans. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102/html/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102.pdf GAO/GGD-95-102 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GGD-95-102 Chapter Report GAO/GGD-95-102; Federal Hiring: Reconciling Managerial Flexibility with Veterans' Preference; Veterans employment programs Hiring policies Federal employees Personnel recruiting Personnel management Fair employment programs Federal agencies Employment discrimination OPM Administrative Careers with America Program OPM Central Personnel Data File Outstanding Scholar Program Veterans Employment Program Title 5 Section 2301 Title 5 Section 4703 5 U.S.C. 2301 5 U.S.C. 4703