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• OPM Sets Hiring Policy Changes Ranging from Routine to Politically Charged - June 5, 2025

• FEDweek

  OPM has ordered a range of hiring policy changes that range from routine steps to address long-recognized issues–such as the often-daunting length of the process—to the politically charged—such as an emphasis on selecting candidates who meet the administration’s definition of “patriotic.”

  Says a memo on chcoc.gov, “The American people deserve a Federal workforce dedicated to American values and efficient service. Yet, Federal hiring criteria long ago abandoned any serious need for technical skills and adherence to the Constitution. Instead, the overly complex Federal hiring system overemphasized discriminatory “equity” quotas and too often resulted in the hiring of unfit, unskilled bureaucrats. The American people, who deserve a government that works for them, have suffered.”

  To read the full article, click here.

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