Federal hiring: OPM should collect and share COVID-19 lessons learned to inform hiring during future emergencies : report to congressional addressees.
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[Washington, D.C.] : United States Government Accountability Office, 2021.
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1 online resource (ii, 34 pages) : color illustrations
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"October 2021."
"GAO-22-104297."
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Description based on online resource, PDF version; title from cover (GAO, viewed Oct. 26, 2021).
Contents
Background. -- Agencies' use of temporary pandemic hiring authorities varied. -- Although some agencies did not initially understand COVID-19 hiring authorities, selected agencies' experiences during the pandemic identified lessons learned. -- OPM plans to review agencies' use of COVID-19 related hiring authorities in 2022 but has not developed plans to capture lessons learned. -- Conclusions. -- Recommendation. -- Agency comments. -- Appendices.
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching effects on federal programs and operations. To address this public health crisis, Congress and the administration made several hiring authorities available to agencies to hire staff with the needed skills to effectively respond to the pandemic. This report examines: (1) the new hiring authorities provided to federal agencies for COVID-19 response and the extent to which selected agencies have used them; (2) selected agencies' experiences using those hiring authorities, including lessons learned; and (3) OPM's efforts to assess agencies' use of the COVID-19 related hiring authorities. GAO is making one recommendation to OPM to develop and implement a process for collecting and sharing government-wide lessons learned associated with agencies' use of different hiring authorities in response to COVID-19.
