Federal Career Intern Program
Headline: Creates Federal Career Intern Program to Recruit New Federal Employees
What it does: Agencies must establish and run a Federal Career Intern Program using the Office of Personnel Management's merit-based hiring, training, appointment, and oversight procedures.
- Allows appointments to entry-level federal positions at GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9.
- Limits internships to two years, with a possible one-year agency extension.
- Requires formal training and may allow competitive civil service status after completion.
Summary
This order creates the Federal Career Intern Program to attract and prepare exceptional candidates for careers in the federal government. It uses a broad "Career Intern" label and aims to bring people with diverse backgrounds and skills into public service.
The Office of Personnel Management must develop merit-based rules for hiring, placement, training, equal opportunity, and veterans' preference and will provide oversight; agencies will appoint interns to limited-term positions and give formal training that may lead to permanent status.
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