Appointment of Alumni of Fulbright, Gilman, and CLS Programs
Dec 2, 2016
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Nov 29, 2016
Published on: Dec 2, 2016
Dec 2, 2016
Signed by: Barack Obama
Signed on: Nov 29, 2016
Published on: Dec 2, 2016
Summary
Lets the government hire people who finished certain study abroad programs for federal jobs without the usual competition.
What problem does this solve?
The government helps students gain important language and cultural skills but struggles to hire them for federal jobs due to a long hiring process. This order creates a special path for these students to get government jobs more easily, keeping their talents in public service.
What does this order do?
Non-competitive hiring for program alumni
Allows federal agencies to hire successful alumni of the Fulbright, Gilman, and CLS programs for competitive service jobs without going through the usual competitive process.
One-year hiring window with extensions
Requires that alumni must be appointed within one year of completing their program. This can be extended up to three years for military service, further education, or other approved activities.
Requires certification from the Secretary of State
Mandates that the Secretary of State must certify that a person has successfully completed one of the specified programs before they can be hired under this authority.
Appointees become career conditional employees
Specifies that individuals hired under this order will start as career conditional employees in the federal government.
Who does this affect?
- Alumni of the Fulbright, Gilman, and Critical Language Scholarship programs
- Federal government hiring managers
What is the real world impact?
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Recruiting skilled individuals for government service
Creates a direct pipeline for the government to hire people with critical language and cultural skills that it helped fund, strengthening the federal workforce.
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Creates a special hiring path
Gives alumni of these specific programs an advantage by allowing them to bypass the standard competitive hiring process, which could be seen as unfair to other qualified candidates.
When does this start?
This order became effective on November 29, 2016, and outlines specific timelines for hiring.
Appointment deadline for alumni
Alumni must be hired within one year after finishing their program.
Extension for appointment deadline
The one-year hiring window can be extended up to three years for those in military service, higher education, or for other reasons approved by the hiring agency.