Stay informed on the Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) proposed updates to federal excepted service employment regulations. This course covers the latest changes affecting Pathways Programs, Administrative Law Judge appointments, and new excepted service schedules like Schedules E, Policy/Career, and G. Learn how these amendments aim to modernize hiring, preserve veterans’ preference and priority rights, and clarify conversion and reporting requirements. Discover how the public can contribute feedback and what operational impacts agencies and employees can expect.
In this course you will learn the following:
* Understand the purpose and goals of the proposed rule.
* Identify key changes to excepted service appointment procedures and schedules.
* Recognize the importance of veterans’ preference and priority placement rights.
* Describe the modernization of Pathways Programs and ALJ appointment regulations.
* Explain the process for public comment and the potential for rule modification.
* Anticipate the operational and compliance impacts for agencies and employees.
