Establishing an Exception to Competitive Examining Rules for Appointment to Certain Positions in the United States Marshals Service, Department of Justice

2018-07-13Executive Order 13842
Signed by: Donald Trump
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Headline: Creates Hiring Exception for Deputy Marshals and Criminal Investigators

What it does: Agencies must place Deputy United States Marshals and Criminal Investigators into an excepted (noncompetitive) hiring category and allow conversion to career status after three years.

Real World Impact:
  • Makes hiring faster for deputy marshals and criminal investigators in needed locations.
  • Allows noncompetitive conversion to career status after three years of good service.
  • May improve the agency's ability to recruit and retain qualified law enforcement staff.
Topics: government hiring, law enforcement, personnel policy, public safety

Summary

This order allows the United States Marshals Service to hire certain law enforcement positions without the usual open competitive exam process. Deputy United States Marshals and Criminal Investigators will be placed in an excepted hiring category and may convert to career status after three years of satisfactory service under rules set by the federal personnel office.

It affects people applying to these law enforcement jobs and the agency's ability to recruit, retain, and quickly fill vacancies needed for public safety.

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