Alternative Hiring Alternative Hiring AuthoritiesAuthoritiesIBPWT Task Group ReportIBPWT Task Group Report

Task Group CharterTask Group Charter

Explore other hiring authorities Explore other hiring authorities to meet the demands of needed to meet the demands of needed expertise for wildland expertise for wildland firefighting. … this will allow FS firefighting. … this will allow FS and DOI the ability to take the and DOI the ability to take the AD Pay Plan back to it’s original AD Pay Plan back to it’s original intent. intent.

Task Group ObjectiveTask Group Objective

Explore other hiring authorities Explore other hiring authorities that will meet the needs of that will meet the needs of providing emergency workers in providing emergency workers in an expedient and efficient an expedient and efficient manner at the least cost for the manner at the least cost for the incident agency AND with the incident agency AND with the least impact on the individual.least impact on the individual.

The Report DiscussedThe Report Discussed

Currently delegated Federal Currently delegated Federal appointment authoritiesappointment authorities

Federal appointment authorities Federal appointment authorities requiring delegation from OPMrequiring delegation from OPM

FEMA Disaster Assistance FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee Program AuthorityEmployee Program Authority

Current Delegated AuthoritiesCurrent Delegated Authorities

30-Day Critical Need30-Day Critical Need 30 days, may be extend an additional 30 30 days, may be extend an additional 30

daysdays Appointment is specific to a particular Appointment is specific to a particular

incident occurrenceincident occurrence No requirement for competitionNo requirement for competition Can not employ the same individual Can not employ the same individual

under this authority for more than 60 under this authority for more than 60 days in any 12 month period.days in any 12 month period.

Requires a classified PDRequires a classified PD Incumbents must meet position Incumbents must meet position

requirementsrequirements

More 30 Day Critical NeedMore 30 Day Critical Need

Incumbent must meet citizenship and Incumbent must meet citizenship and suitability requirementssuitability requirements

Incumbent earns sick leave, and are NOT Incumbent earns sick leave, and are NOT entitled to annual leave, and benefits (life, entitled to annual leave, and benefits (life, health, retirement, TSP etc)health, retirement, TSP etc)

Incumbent may be terminated when critical Incumbent may be terminated when critical need no longer existsneed no longer exists

Impacts HR workloadImpacts HR workload FTE affectedFTE affected Intermittent work schedule is not Intermittent work schedule is not

appropriateappropriate Suggested Uses: Backfill – FMO, Staff, Suggested Uses: Backfill – FMO, Staff,

Receptionist, Existing positionsReceptionist, Existing positions

Temporary NTE Temporary NTE Non Competitive Reinstatement EligibleNon Competitive Reinstatement Eligible

Appt to last for a specified Appt to last for a specified period NTE 1 yearperiod NTE 1 year

Former federal career Former federal career employees may be non-employees may be non-competitively appointed to competitively appointed to positions like those they positions like those they previously occupied with the previously occupied with the Fed Gov.Fed Gov.

Requires classified PDRequires classified PD Must meet qualsMust meet quals Must meet citizenship and Must meet citizenship and

suitability requirementssuitability requirements Can earn sick leaveCan earn sick leave Can earn annual leave if appt is Can earn annual leave if appt is

over 90 daysover 90 days Not entitled to benefits (life, Not entitled to benefits (life,

health, retirement, TSP, etc)health, retirement, TSP, etc)

Temporary NTETemporary NTE Non Competitive Reinstatement EligibleNon Competitive Reinstatement Eligible

May be detailed to another position, May be detailed to another position, temp in naturetemp in nature

May be placed in intermittent statusMay be placed in intermittent status May be terminated when emergency May be terminated when emergency

no longer existsno longer exists Impacts HR workloadImpacts HR workload FTE affectedFTE affected Employess can be hired quicklyEmployess can be hired quickly

Temporary NTETemporary NTE Non Competitive Reinstatement EligibleNon Competitive Reinstatement Eligible

Federal Appt Authorities Federal Appt Authorities Requiring OPM delegationRequiring OPM delegation

NTE – Reemployed annuitant NTE – Reemployed annuitant with waiver of dual with waiver of dual compensation reductioncompensation reduction

Temporary Emergency NeedTemporary Emergency Need Emergency IndefiniteEmergency Indefinite

NTE – Reemployed annuitantNTE – Reemployed annuitant

Appt expected to last for a specified period Appt expected to last for a specified period of time NTE 1 yearof time NTE 1 year

Can be rehired non-competitively waiving Can be rehired non-competitively waiving dual compensation reductiondual compensation reduction

Agencies must request this authority Agencies must request this authority describing the event or circumstances that describing the event or circumstances that has created emergency hiring needhas created emergency hiring need

Annuitants must be reemployed in a Annuitants must be reemployed in a position actively engaged in or immediately position actively engaged in or immediately supporting the emergency operation during supporting the emergency operation during periods of PL 4 and PL 5periods of PL 4 and PL 5

Agencies must first exhaust all Agencies must first exhaust all other staffing optionsother staffing options

Annuitants are employed at Annuitants are employed at same grade and pay they held same grade and pay they held at retirementat retirement

Annuitants are terminated when Annuitants are terminated when PL returns to a 3PL returns to a 3

NTE – Reemployed annuitantNTE – Reemployed annuitant

Temporary Emergency NeedTemporary Emergency Need

Appt NTE 1 year for which OPM Appt NTE 1 year for which OPM determines that an emergency determines that an emergency hiring need exists and hiring need exists and examining is impractical examining is impractical (OPM (OPM granted this authority to certain granted this authority to certain agencies who responded to 9/11)agencies who responded to 9/11)

No requirement for competitionNo requirement for competition Requires classified PDRequires classified PD

Emergency IndefinateEmergency Indefinate

Appt may be authorized when the Appt may be authorized when the President or Congress declare a President or Congress declare a national emergency.national emergency.

Head of defense-related agency may Head of defense-related agency may also request OPM’s approval to also request OPM’s approval to make this appointment without a make this appointment without a declared national emergency, when declared national emergency, when some portion of the military reserves some portion of the military reserves for military purposes (FEMA – DAE)for military purposes (FEMA – DAE)

Emergency IndefiniteEmergency Indefinite

Program must be intended to combat Program must be intended to combat threat to national safety, security or stabilitythreat to national safety, security or stability

Agencies must demonstrate normal hiring Agencies must demonstrate normal hiring procedures cannot meet surge procedures cannot meet surge employment requirementsemployment requirements

Requires classified PDRequires classified PD Former federal employees may be Former federal employees may be

reinstated, must meet position reinstated, must meet position requirementsrequirements

Employees may be placed in standby Employees may be placed in standby statusstatus

RecommendationsRecommendations

1. Encourage managers to utilize the 1. Encourage managers to utilize the currently delegated authorities. currently delegated authorities. Develop helpful tools to facilitate the Develop helpful tools to facilitate the hiring processhiring process

2. Task an interagency committee to 2. Task an interagency committee to prepare a request to OPM for prepare a request to OPM for delegation of authority for; A) delegation of authority for; A) Temporary NTE – reemployed Temporary NTE – reemployed annuitant; B) Temporary Emergency annuitant; B) Temporary Emergency Need; and C) Emergency Indefinite Need; and C) Emergency Indefinite authoritiesauthorities

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?