U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

Human Capital Management Policy for a Pandemic Influenza

Guidance on Human Capital Management Index and Quick Reference Guide

Hiring Flexibilities [36 KB]

Hiring Flexibilities You Can Use Now Without OPM Approval

• Direct Hire Authorities (Governmentwide and Already Approved)
• 30-day Critical Need Appointments
• 1-year, 1040 Work Hours per Year Appointments in Remote/isolated Locations
• Reemploying Former Federal Employees
• Reemploying Annuitants Without Salary Offset Waiver
• Employing Faculty Members
• Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) and Interagency CTAP (ICTAP)
• Agency Reemployment Priority List (RPL)
• 120 Days or Less Appointments
• Using Private Sector Temporaries

Hiring Flexibilities Which Require OPM Approval

• 1-year Temporary Emergency Need Appointments
• Reemploying Annuitants Without Salary Offset
• Agency-specific Schedule A and B Appointments
• Agency-Specific Direct Hire Authority
• Reemploying Buyout Recipients
• SES limited Emergency Appointments

OPM’s Federal Hiring Flexibilities Resource Center

Leave Flexibilities [40 KB]

• Sick Leave
• Sick Leave for Exposure to Communicable Disease
• Sick Leave for Family Care and Bereavement
• Sick Leave to Care for a Family Member with a Serious Health Condition
• Annual Leave
• Advance Annual and/or Sick Leave
• Family and Medical Leave
• Excused Absence (Administrative Leave)
• Donated Leave
  • Voluntary Leave Transfer Program
  • Voluntary Leave Bank Program
  • Emergency Leave Transfer Program
• Other Paid Time Off
  • Compensatory Time Off
  • Compensatory Time Off for Travel
  • Flexible Work Schedules and Credit Hours

Pay Flexibilities [16 KB]

Benefits [19 KB]

• Retirement

• Health Insurance

• Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)

• Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)

• Flexible Spending Accounts

• Work/Life Enrichments

• Survivor Benefits

Alternative Work Arrangements [15 KB]

• Evacuation Pay

• Alternative Work Schedules

Information Regarding Overseas Employees [30 KB]

Miscellaneous [23 KB]

• Medical Evaluation Program Guidance
• Workforce Planning Guidance
• Volunteer Activities