Conversion Authority for Criminal Investigators of the ATF
Oct 8, 2014
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Oct 3, 2014
Published on: Oct 8, 2014
Oct 8, 2014
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Oct 3, 2014
Published on: Oct 8, 2014
Summary
Lets some special agents at the ATF become full-time government workers after three years of good service without having to compete for the job.
What problem does this solve?
The ATF struggled to hire top special agents because other federal police agencies offered a better path to a permanent job. This order gives the ATF the same power to make temporary agents into permanent ones, helping it hire the best people.
What does this order do?
Path to career appointment for ATF agents
Allows ATF Criminal Investigators with 3 years of satisfactory service to become permanent career employees without going through the usual competitive process.
Exception to competitive hiring rules
Creates an exception to the standard competitive examination rules for federal jobs to help the ATF recruit better agents.
Implementation by the Office of Personnel Management
Directs the Office of Personnel Management to create the necessary regulations to put this new hiring authority into practice.
Who does this affect?
- ATF Criminal Investigators (Special Agents)
- Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)
What is the real world impact?
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Improves ATF hiring
Makes it easier for the ATF to hire and keep high-quality special agents by giving it the same hiring flexibility that other federal law enforcement agencies already have.
When does this start?
This order became effective when it was signed on October 3, 2014.