Eligibility of Certain Overseas Employees for Noncompetitive Appointments
Headline: Allows Noncompetitive Federal Hiring for Certain American Institute in Taiwan Family Members
What it does: Agencies may appoint eligible U.S. citizen family members of American Institute in Taiwan employees noncompetitively to competitive service positions if they meet Office of Personnel Management qualifications.
- Allows returning family members to gain competitive federal hiring status.
- Creates a noncompetitive hiring path for families of American Institute in Taiwan workers.
- Requires the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to issue implementing rules.
Summary
This order lets certain U.S. citizens who are family members of federal civilian employees and who left federal jobs to work for the American Institute in Taiwan be hired noncompetitively into competitive federal positions when they return. They must meet qualifications and any required period of satisfactory overseas work set by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management.
The Director must write rules to carry out the order. The change allows those returning from service with the American Institute in Taiwan to gain competitive hiring status under federal personnel rules.
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