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May 3,2010

MEMORANDuM

To: Operating and Staff Division Heads

Subject: Health Refonp. Direct Hire Authority Guidance ·

Office ofthe Secretary

Assistant Secretary for Admlnlstratlo/lOffice of Human Resources

o ~ March 23, 2010, the Office ofPersonnel Management (OPM) approved the Depllrtment's,request for direct-hire authority (DHA) to support the Adm.inistration ' s Health Care Rt?form .initiative. The DHA ~ s a n extremely valuable human capital recruitment tool which allows theagency to make offers to candidates outSIde of he traditiqnai hiring process. OPM approved theuse of-this au tMrity through September 30,"2010 to meet our immediate critical hiring needs.

Effective immediately, Operating and Staff Divisions are approved to use the DIlA in filling:positions;directly related to Health Reform operations. For auditing p u r p o ~ e s , OPM has mandatedthat all Health Reform hires be coded separately in the Departni'ent's personnel database. To

ensure full c o ~ p l i a n c e in the i m p ~ e m e n t a t i o n of the DHA: please Comm unicate to h i r ~ n gmanagers the tmportance oflumt1tlg the ( J S ~ ofthe authorIty to Health Reform pOSItions only;

,Please note the,Office of Human Resources will be tracking Departmental hires acr!Jss thevarious series and grades to ensure we don't exceed the OPM approved allocations by position. Aswe monitor the DH A hiring pr()Cess, we will alert OPM if additional allocations are required for apartieuJar approved position. SinceOHR is tracking all hires .at the Departnientallevel, OPDIVSand AFFDIVS will not receive separate BHA.allocations by position, but may proceed/with

. hiring across.a11 DHA position categories as appropdate. . ., .

A s quickiy move forward to address human capital needs within your respective organizations,please keep in mind· Secretary's two percent goal to i n c r e ~ e the n u m ~ e r of persons with

. targeted disabilities in the workforce by December'31,.2010artd the shared commitment across the .Dep.artment to biring veterans. Also, in keeping with diversity. goals, managers are encouraged toexpand efforts in term.s ofID.spailic hires.

Attached you yviU fmd a copy of the DHA approval from OPM and operational guidance on how,DHA will be implemented: l \

If you have any questions regarding the memo, please contact me or Antonia Harris at (202) 690-

6191. Inquiries regarding open announcements should be directed to youf servicing humanresources office. .

Obtained via FOIA by Judicial Watch, Inc.