{"description":"Documents matching 'recruit highly qualified individuals into'","count":2806,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=recruit+highly+qualified+individuals+into&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Notice Announcing Teacher Quality Partnership Program Competition","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is soliciting applications in support of the administration of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Teacher Quality Partnership Program (TQP), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.336S, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Education (ED).","document_number":"2026-09308","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09308/notice-announcing-teacher-quality-partnership-program-competition","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09308.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09308.pdf?1778244321","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"by improving teacher preparation and enhancing professional development; hold teacher preparation programs at institutions of higher education (IHEs) accountable for preparing teachers who meet applicable State certification and licensure requirements; and <span class=\"match\">recruit</span> <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> into the teaching force. The TQP program also supports the use of Registered Apprenticeship as a high-quality, work-based learning pathway for preparing and credentialing new teachers based on demonstrated skill and merit, particularly in high-need schools"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals; Schedule A and Veterans Recruitment Initiative","type":"Notice","abstract":"We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to reinstate a previously-approved information collection that expired in July 2025. This information collection will be used to connect veterans and Schedule A-eligible applicants with an opportunity for noncompetitive employment. Information will be collected from people who are interested in these opportunities to consider them for the positions and match them with possible jobs. The collection includes approval of a form, NA Form 3102, NARA Employment Interest Questionnaire. We invite you to comment on these information collections.","document_number":"2026-09153","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/08/2026-09153/agency-information-collection-activities-proposals-submissions-and-approvals-schedule-a-and-veterans","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-08/pdf/2026-09153.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09153.pdf?1778157914","publication_date":"2026-05-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Archives and Records Administration","id":304,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-archives-and-records-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/304","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-archives-and-records-administration"}],"excerpts":"to store resumes of <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> who may meet our hiring needs. The Repository helps our agency find <span class=\"match\">highly</span> motivated veterans and Schedule A candidates who are eager to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through excepted service positions, which could become permanent positions after trial period requirements have been met. \n We collect the information for the Repository through an online form, NA Form 3102, NARA Employment Interest Questionnaire, which includes the following information for each <span class=\"match\">individual</span>: Applicant name, email"},{"title":"Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records","type":"Notice","abstract":"The National Science Foundation (NSF) is establishing a new system of records, \"Student Loan Repayment Program Case Files, NSF- 82,\" in connection with the recruitment of highly qualified job candidates and retention of highly qualified employees by paying off their Federally insured student loans. The agency will use this system to maintain and retrieve applications from individuals seeking such student loan repayment benefits, service agreements signed by individuals receiving such benefits, lender information, loan balances and repayment history, and other related program information and documentation for such individuals. Information in this system of records will be collected through various sources, including directly from the individual to whom the information applies, and from NSF officials, official NSF documents, student loan lenders or other agencies or third parties.","document_number":"2024-01356","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/01/24/2024-01356/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-01-24/pdf/2024-01356.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-01356.pdf?1706017526","publication_date":"2024-01-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION","name":"National Science Foundation","id":366,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-science-foundation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/366","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-science-foundation"}],"excerpts":"Files, NSF-82,” in connection with the <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> of <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> job candidates and retention of <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> employees by paying off their Federally insured student loans. The agency will use this system to maintain and retrieve applications from <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> seeking such student loan repayment benefits, service agreements signed by <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> receiving such benefits, lender information, loan balances and repayment history, and other related program information and documentation for such <span class=\"match\">individuals</span>. Information in this system of records"},{"title":"Annual Pay Ranges for Physicians, Dentists and Podiatrists of the Veterans Health Administration","type":"Notice","abstract":"VA is hereby giving notice of annual pay ranges, which is the sum of the base pay rate and market pay for VHA physicians, dentists and podiatrists as prescribed by the Secretary for Department-wide applicability. These annual pay ranges are intended to enhance the flexibility of the Department to recruit, develop and retain the most highly qualified providers to serve the Nation's Veterans and maintain a standard of excellence in the VA health care system.","document_number":"2023-24893","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/13/2023-24893/annual-pay-ranges-for-physicians-dentists-and-podiatrists-of-the-veterans-health-administration","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-13/pdf/2023-24893.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24893.pdf?1699537579","publication_date":"2023-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS","name":"Veterans Affairs Department","id":520,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/veterans-affairs-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/520","parent_id":null,"slug":"veterans-affairs-department"}],"excerpts":"which is the sum of the base pay rate and market pay for VHA physicians, dentists and podiatrists as prescribed by the Secretary for Department-wide applicability. These annual pay ranges are intended to enhance the flexibility of the Department to <span class=\"match\">recruit</span>, develop and retain the most <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> providers to serve the Nation's Veterans and maintain a standard of excellence in the VA health care system. \n \n \n DATES: \n Annual pay ranges are applicable on January 14, 2024. \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n Leah Brady, Supervisory Human"},{"title":"Recission of Final Rule: Improving Protections for Workers in Temporary Agricultural Employment in the United States","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is proposing to amend its regulations governing the certification of agricultural labor or services to be performed by temporary foreign workers in H-2A nonimmigrant status (H-2A workers) and enforcement of the contractual obligations applicable to employers of such nonimmigrant workers. This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM or proposed rule) that would rescind provisions contained within a final rule published by the Department on April 29, 2024, which adopted a number of unnecessary, burdensome, and costly requirements on employers. Specifically, these provisions include, but are not limited to, substantial new requirements associated with the material terms and conditions offered by employers to H-2A workers that are not commonly provided to other U.S. workers, including progressive discipline policies for cause-based employment terminations, anti-retaliation measures for certain workers engaged in self-organization and other concerted activities, and expanding the authority and scope for a State Workforce Agency (SWA) to discontinue employment services to employers, which prevents those employers from accessing the H-2A program, while eliminating employers' option to request a hearing prior to the SWA's final determination. Further, the final rule imposed extensive highly-sensitive data collection requirements on employers related to their use of foreign labor recruiters, including personal names and physical addresses abroad, as well as detailed personal information associated with all owners of the employers, operators of the place(s) of employment, and supervisor(s) and manager(s) of workers employed under the terms of the work contract, with very limited or no practical utility to the agency's statutory decision making. A brief summary of this rulemaking can be found at www.regulations.gov by searching by the RIN: 1205-AC25.","document_number":"2025-12315","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/02/2025-12315/recission-of-final-rule-improving-protections-for-workers-in-temporary-agricultural-employment-in","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-02/pdf/2025-12315.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-12315.pdf?1751287533","publication_date":"2025-07-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employment and Training Administration","name":"Employment and Training Administration","id":133,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employment-and-training-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/133","parent_id":271,"slug":"employment-and-training-administration"},{"raw_name":"Wage and Hour Division","name":"Wage and Hour Division","id":524,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/wage-and-hour-division","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/524","parent_id":271,"slug":"wage-and-hour-division"}],"excerpts":"disclose the productivity standards in the job order. \n G. Disclosure of Foreign Labor <span class=\"match\">Recruiter</span> Information \n \n The Department proposes to rescind all regulatory and related data collection requirements requiring employers to identify any foreign labor <span class=\"match\">recruiters</span>, and to provide copies of the agreements between the employer and such <span class=\"match\">recruiter</span>(s) at the time of filing. Specifically, the Department proposes to rescind § 655.137, \n Disclosure of Foreign Worker <span class=\"match\">Recruitment</span>, \n a related assurance at § 655.135(p), and § 655.167(c)(8) that provides applicable"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"We are proposing to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of two currently approved information collections. The first information collection is used by former Federal civilian employees or other authorized individuals to request information from or copies of documents in Official Personnel Files (OPF) or Employee Medical Files (EMF). The second information collection is used to connect veterans and Schedule A-eligible applicants with an opportunity for noncompetitive employment. Information will be collected from people who are interested in these opportunities to consider them for the positions and match them with possible jobs. The collection includes approval of a form, NARA Employment Interest Questionnaire, NA Form 3102. We invite you to comment on these information collections up for renewal.","document_number":"2025-06075","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/09/2025-06075/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-09/pdf/2025-06075.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-06075.pdf?1744116311","publication_date":"2025-04-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Archives and Records Administration","id":304,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-archives-and-records-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/304","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-archives-and-records-administration"}],"excerpts":"to store resumes of <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> who may meet our hiring needs. The Repository helps our agency find <span class=\"match\">highly</span> motivated veterans and Schedule A candidates who are eager to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through excepted service positions, which could become permanent positions after trial period requirements have been met. \n We collect the information for the Repository through an online form, NARA Employment Interest Questionnaire, NA Form 3102, which includes the following information for each <span class=\"match\">individual</span>: Applicant name, email"},{"title":"Designation of Temporary Immigration Judges","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule aligns the regulatory requirements for candidates for Temporary Immigration Judge (\"TIJ\") appointments to mirror the regulatory requirements for permanent Immigration Judge (\"IJ\") appointments, thus allowing the Attorney General and Director of EOIR to select TIJs from a larger pool of well-qualified candidates. Additionally, the Department of Justice (\"the Department\" or \"DOJ\") is making various technical and non-substantive changes to its regulations.","document_number":"2025-16573","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/28/2025-16573/designation-of-temporary-immigration-judges","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-28/pdf/2025-16573.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16573.pdf?1756298762","publication_date":"2025-08-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","name":"Justice Department","id":268,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/justice-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/268","parent_id":null,"slug":"justice-department"},{"raw_name":"Executive Office for Immigration Review","name":"Executive Office for Immigration Review","id":149,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-for-immigration-review","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/149","parent_id":268,"slug":"executive-office-for-immigration-review"}],"excerpts":"of those <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> as potential TIJs in the IFR.\n \n \n \n Similarly, the Department no longer believes the restriction of TIJs to current Department employees with a threshold level of immigration law experience serves EOIR's interests. Immigration law experience is not always a strong predictor of success as an IJ, and EOIR has hired <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> from other Federal agencies and Department components without prior immigration experience who have become successful and exemplary IJs. Further, there is no clear reason to prohibit <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> at other"},{"title":"Final Priorities and Requirements-Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) announces priorities and requirements under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program with a focus on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) and six rehabilitation topic areas. The Department may use these priorities and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. This action is intended to address the national needs for the RLTT program, particularly the retention of vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel at State VR agencies and recruitment of VR professionals where there are shortages through the training of RSA scholars.","document_number":"2025-11117","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-11117/final-priorities-and-requirements-rehabilitation-long-term-training-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-11117.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-11117.pdf?1750077921","publication_date":"2025-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"technology and artificial intelligence tools) for <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> with disabilities to achieve and/or maintain competitive integrated employment and independence.\n \n The rehabilitation technology training program must be designed to ensure that RSA scholars acquire a 21st-century understanding of the evolving technology labor force, the needs of <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> with disabilities that might be addressed via technology, and the ways technology can unlock <span class=\"match\">individuals</span>' strengths. \n \n 3. \n Rehabilitation of <span class=\"match\">Individuals</span> With Mental Health Disorders or Illnesses (ALN"},{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request","type":"Notice","abstract":"We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to reinstate a previously-approved information collection that expired in July 2025. This information collection will be used to connect veterans and Schedule A-eligible applicants with an opportunity for noncompetitive employment. Information will be collected from people who are interested in these opportunities to consider them for the positions and match them with possible jobs. The collection includes approval of a form, NA Form 3102, NARA Employment Interest Questionnaire. We invite you to comment on these information collections.","document_number":"2026-13879","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/09/2026-13879/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-for-omb-review-comment-request","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-09/pdf/2026-13879.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13879.pdf?1783514715","publication_date":"2026-07-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Archives and Records Administration","id":304,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-archives-and-records-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/304","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-archives-and-records-administration"}],"excerpts":"to store resumes of <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> who may meet our hiring needs. The Repository helps our agency find <span class=\"match\">highly</span> motivated veterans and Schedule A candidates who are eager to demonstrate their abilities in the workplace through excepted service positions, which could become permanent positions after trial period requirements have been met. \n We collect the information for the Repository through an online form, NA Form 3102, NARA Employment Interest Questionnaire, which includes the following information for each <span class=\"match\">individual</span>: Applicant name, email"},{"title":"Pathways Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this final rule to align the Pathways Programs with the Federal Government's needs for recruiting and hiring interns and recent graduates. Robust Pathways Programs, with appropriate safeguards to promote their use as a supplement to, and not a substitute for, the competitive hiring process, are essential to boosting the Federal Government's ability to recruit and retain early career talent.","document_number":"2024-06810","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/12/2024-06810/pathways-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-12/pdf/2024-06810.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06810.pdf?1712839514","publication_date":"2024-04-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"however, may the <span class=\"match\">individual's</span> eligibility period extend beyond 6 years from the date on which the <span class=\"match\">individual</span> completed the requirements of an academic course of study or a qualifying career or technical education program. \n \n \n \n 16. Amend § 362.303 by revising paragraphs (a), (b)(1), and (b)(3)(i) to read as follows: \n \n § 362.303 \n \n \n (a) \n Announcement \n —(1) \n Public notification requirement. \n An agency must adhere to merit system principles and thus must provide public notification in a manner designed to <span class=\"match\">recruit</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> from appropriate"},{"title":"Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Personnel Demonstration Project Program","type":"Notice","abstract":"STRLs will implement Senior Business Technical Manager (SBTM) positions, which are defined as senior business and technical positions comparable to positions classified above the General Schedule (GS)-15 level. SBTMs are senior business and operations leaders within the STRL, serving as primary advisors to the STRL's Commanding Officers and/or members of the Senior Executive Service (SES). SBTMs oversee and operationalize the STRL's business operations, administration, and technology functions. SBTM positions may only be established at authorized STRLs with personnel demonstration projects.","document_number":"2026-00277","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/01/09/2026-00277/science-and-technology-reinvention-laboratory-personnel-demonstration-project-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-01-09/pdf/2026-00277.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-00277.pdf?1767879915","publication_date":"2026-01-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"directors have the discretion to select the <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> and staffing method most appropriate based on the specialized position requirements and available candidate pool. Each STRL will further describe <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> and staffing methodologies in their respective IOPs. \n STRLs must establish <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> and staffing methodologies that include: \n (1) An internal process that incorporates an impartial, rigorous, and demanding assessment of candidates to evaluate the breadth of their expertise; \n (2) an external <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> process which incorporates an impartial"},{"title":"Critical Position Pay Authority","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations governing the critical position pay authority to establish level I of the Executive Schedule as the default maximum critical pay rate, with higher rates subject to written approval by the Director of OPM; eliminate non-statutory caps and approval criteria; address the use of service agreements; clarify reductions or terminations of critical position pay are not adverse actions or subject to grievance or appeal rights; and clarify the treatment of critical pay rates as basic pay. This proposed rule simplifies and better aligns OPM's regulations with governing law and delegated authority.","document_number":"2026-07996","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-07996/critical-position-pay-authority","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-04-24/pdf/2026-07996.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-07996.pdf?1776948313","publication_date":"2026-04-24","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"desired rate of basic pay for requests to set pay above the rate for level I of the Executive Schedule and justification, including, as appropriate, market-based justification, evidence of <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> and retention needs, and qualifications of the <span class=\"match\">individual</span> to show that such a rate is necessary to <span class=\"match\">recruit</span> and retain an <span class=\"match\">individual</span> exceptionally well-<span class=\"match\">qualified</span> for the critical position. \n \n 4. In § 535.105, revise paragraphs (b) and (c) to read as follows: \n \n § 535.105 \n \n \n (b) If critical position pay authority is granted for a position, the head"},{"title":"Elimination of Time-in-Grade","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes eliminating the Time-in-Grade (TIG) restriction on advancement to competitive service positions in the General Schedule. Currently, employees in competitive service General Schedule positions in grades 5 and above must serve 52 weeks in grade before becoming eligible for promotion to the next grade level. Abolishing the restriction would eliminate the 52-week service requirement. If the requirement is eliminated, an employee must continue to meet occupational qualification standard requirements, and any additional job-related qualification requirements.","document_number":"2026-10552","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/28/2026-10552/elimination-of-time-in-grade","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-28/pdf/2026-10552.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10552.pdf?1779885909","publication_date":"2026-05-28","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"pressures in the labor market challenge the Federal Government's ability to <span class=\"match\">recruit</span>, select, and retain <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> employees. These pressures did not exist during the time of the \n Whitten Amendment. \n Applying TIG sometimes results in eliminating from consideration candidates who are in fact able to successfully perform the essential duties of the position. The merit system requires determining the qualifications of <span class=\"match\">individuals</span>; identifying appropriate <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> sources; ensuring there is representation of all segments of society in the"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This proposed rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This proposed rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); cost-sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States; and seeks comment on potential adjustments to other Federal standards, including the Federal medical loss ratio (MLR) standard in the individual market. This proposed rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-02769","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/11/2026-02769/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-11/pdf/2026-02769.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02769.pdf?1770671709","publication_date":"2026-02-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"separately for <span class=\"match\">individual</span> catastrophic plans and <span class=\"match\">individual</span> non-catastrophic plans.\n 40 41 \n \n By adding this additional hardship exemption that allows <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> ineligible for APTC or CSRs due to projected household income to enroll in a catastrophic plan, a broader population will be permitted to enroll in catastrophic plans starting with PY 2026, which has the potential to impact the <span class=\"match\">individual</span> catastrophic and <span class=\"match\">individual</span> non-catastrophic market risk pools.\n \n \n \n 40 \n  Risk adjustment State transfers are calculated separately for <span class=\"match\">individual</span> catastrophic"},{"title":"Suitability and Fitness","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is amending the Federal Government personnel vetting adjudicative processes for determining suitability and taking suitability actions. The final rule will improve the efficiency, rigor, and timeliness by which OPM and agencies vet individuals for risk to the integrity and efficiency of the service and make clear that individuals who engage in serious misconduct while employed in Federal service are subject to the same suitability procedures and actions as applicants for employment. It also ensures that suitability determinations and actions are applied consistently with Merit System Principles.","document_number":"2026-13154","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/30/2026-13154/suitability-and-fitness","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-30/pdf/2026-13154.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13154.pdf?1782737115","publication_date":"2026-06-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","name":"Personnel Management Office","id":406,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/personnel-management-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/406","parent_id":null,"slug":"personnel-management-office"}],"excerpts":"strengthen merit-based <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> and hiring, including implementation of OPM's Merit Hiring Plan.\n 11 \n \n These initiatives are designed to attract <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> candidates and improve the applicant experience. OPM therefore does not agree that this final rule will deter <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> from seeking Federal employment. Rather, OPM believes that maintaining appropriate standards of suitability and conduct supports public confidence in the Federal workforce while remaining fully consistent with ongoing efforts to <span class=\"match\">recruit</span> and retain talented"},{"title":"Rehabilitation Long-Term Training Program","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Department of Education (Department) proposes priorities and requirements under the Rehabilitation Long-Term Training (RLTT) program with a focus on the Comprehensive System of Personnel Development (CSPD) and six rehabilitation topic areas. The Department may use these priorities and requirements for competitions in fiscal year (FY) 2025 and later years. This action is intended to address the national needs for the RLTT program, particularly the retention of qualified vocational rehabilitation (VR) personnel in the field of State VR services and the training of RSA scholars who aspire to become VR professionals and will fill critical VR positions where there are shortages.","document_number":"2025-00268","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00268/rehabilitation-long-term-training-program","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-00268.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00268.pdf?1737121511","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"excerpts":"technology and \n \n artificial intelligence tools) to <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> with disabilities to achieve and/or maintain competitive integrated employment and independence.\n \n The rehabilitation technology training program must be designed to ensure that RSA scholars acquire a 21st-century understanding of the evolving technology labor force, the needs of <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> with disabilities that might be addressed via technology, and the ways technology can unlock <span class=\"match\">individuals</span>' strengths. \n \n 3. Rehabilitation of <span class=\"match\">Individuals</span> With Mental Health Disorders or Illnesses (ALN"},{"title":"Information Collection; Student Loan Repayment Application and Service Agreement (GSA Form 5015)","type":"Notice","abstract":"Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and approve a new information collection requirement.","document_number":"2024-31659","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/08/2024-31659/information-collection-student-loan-repayment-application-and-service-agreement-gsa-form-5015","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-08/pdf/2024-31659.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31659.pdf?1736257518","publication_date":"2025-01-08","agencies":[{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"}],"excerpts":"this <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> and retention bonus authority. \n To ensure that Federal funds are only used in an appropriate and strategic manner, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has promulgated civil services implementing regulations, found at 5 CFR part 537. These regulations stipulate that this authority is available to job candidates, who are not currently part of the Federal civil service, when the candidates are <span class=\"match\">highly</span>-<span class=\"match\">qualified</span> and the agency otherwise would encounter difficulty in filling the positions with <span class=\"match\">highly</span> <span class=\"match\">qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">individuals</span>. This"},{"title":"Reforming the Federal Hiring Process and Restoring Merit to Government Service","type":"Presidential Document","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-02094","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/30/2025-02094/reforming-the-federal-hiring-process-and-restoring-merit-to-government-service","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-30/pdf/2025-02094.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-02094.pdf?1738167308","publication_date":"2025-01-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT","name":"Executive Office of the President","id":538,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/executive-office-of-the-president","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/538","parent_id":null,"slug":"executive-office-of-the-president"}],"excerpts":"the Federal workforce only <span class=\"match\">highly</span> skilled Americans dedicated to the furtherance of American ideals, values, and interests.\n \n (b) This Federal Hiring Plan shall: \n (i) prioritize <span class=\"match\">recruitment</span> of <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution; \n (ii) prevent the hiring of <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> based on their race, sex, or religion, and prevent the hiring of <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> who are unwilling to defend"},{"title":"Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document finalizes regulations to implement Executive Order 14055, \"Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts\" (Executive order or the order), which was signed by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. on November 18, 2021. The Executive order states that when a service contract with the Federal Government expires and a follow-on contract is awarded for the same or similar services, the Federal Government's procurement interests in economy and efficiency are best served when the successor contractor or subcontractor hires the predecessor's employees, thus avoiding displacement of these employees. The Executive order, therefore, provides that contractors and subcontractors performing on covered Federal service contracts must in good faith offer service employees employed under the predecessor contract a right of first refusal of employment. The Executive order directs the Secretary of Labor (Secretary) to issue regulations, consistent with applicable law, to implement the order's requirements. This final rule establishes standards and procedures for implementing and enforcing the nondisplacement protections of the order.","document_number":"2023-27072","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/12/14/2023-27072/nondisplacement-of-qualified-workers-under-service-contracts","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-12-14/pdf/2023-27072.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-27072.pdf?1702475116","publication_date":"2023-12-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"}],"excerpts":"(citing 41 U.S.C. 6701(3)). Accordingly, \n employee \n “means an <span class=\"match\">individual</span> engaged in the performance of” an SCA-covered contract. \n See \n 41 U.S.C. 6701(3)(A). The term “includes an <span class=\"match\">individual</span> without regard to any contractual relationship alleged to exist between the <span class=\"match\">individual</span> and a contractor or subcontractor,” and it therefore includes an <span class=\"match\">individual</span> who is identified as an independent contractor on the contract. \n See \n 41 U.S.C. 6701(3)(B). It “does not include an <span class=\"match\">individual</span> employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional"},{"title":"Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule contains provisions to improve implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including payment parameters and provisions related to the HHS-operated risk adjustment and risk adjustment data validation (HHS-RADV) programs, as well as 2027 user fee rates for issuers offering qualified health plans (QHPs) through Federally-facilitated Exchanges (FFEs) and State-based Exchanges on the Federal platform (SBE-FPs). This final rule also includes provisions related to civil money penalties (CMPs) for noncompliant issuers and other responsible entities; standards governing agents, brokers, and web-brokers; the expansion and codification of hardship exemption eligibility; implementation of the State Exchange Improper Payment Measurement (SEIPM); provider access standards and essential community provider standards for QHP certification; QHP certification of non-network plans; a prohibition on issuers from including routine non-pediatric dental services as an Essential Health Benefit (EHB); requirements related to defrayal for the cost of any State-required benefits in addition to the EHB; cost- sharing flexibilities for catastrophic and individual market bronze plans; establishment of catastrophic plans with plan terms of up to 10 consecutive plan years; QHP issuer quality improvement strategies (QISs); and revisions affecting which enrollees are included in Federal Basic Health Program (BHP) payment calculations to States. This final rule also includes amendments to implement certain provisions of the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation.","document_number":"2026-10050","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10050/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-hhs-notice-of-benefit-and-payment-parameters-for-2027-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10050.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10050.pdf?1779135308","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","name":"Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services","id":45,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/45","parent_id":221,"slug":"centers-for-medicare-medicaid-services"},{"raw_name":"Office of the Secretary"}],"excerpts":"9815-2711 and 29 CFR 2590.715-2711.\n \n \n 6. Ability of States To Permit Agents and Brokers and Web-Brokers To Assist <span class=\"match\">Qualified</span> <span class=\"match\">Individuals</span>, <span class=\"match\">Qualified</span> Employers, or <span class=\"match\">Qualified</span> Employees Enrolling in QHPs (§ 155.220(j)) \n \n Section 1312(e) of the Affordable Care Act directs the Secretary to establish procedures under which a State may permit agents and brokers to enroll <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> and employers in QHPs through an Exchange and to assist <span class=\"match\">individuals</span> in applying for financial assistance for QHPs sold through an \n \n Exchange. In the 2027 Payment Notice proposed"}]}