Bill > S4911

This bill, the Hiring Proven Performers to the Civil Service Act, aims to provide for noncompetitive appointments in the competitive service for high-performing federal employees. The key provisions include: 1. The bill allows executive agencies to noncompetitively appoint individuals who were previously high-performing employees in the competitive service, as long as they have been separated from that position for less than 6 years and are qualified for the new position. 2. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management will set the criteria for certifying an individual as a "high-performing employee," which will be based on their final performance appraisal and a recommendation from their supervisor. 3. An individual can only be appointed to a position under this authority once. The purpose of this bill is to make it easier for the government to hire and retain top-performing federal employees by allowing agencies to bypass the competitive hiring process in certain circumstances.