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AI Summary: This regulation establishes comprehensive policies and procedures for federal hiring, implementing strict controls on workforce expansion and filling of vacant positions across executive departments and agencies. The order requires each agency to establish a Strategic Hiring Committee to approve new hires, ensuring alignment with national interests and administrative priorities. Agencies must develop Annual Staffing Plans in coordination with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB), focusing on improving operational efficiency, eliminating unnecessary positions, and prioritizing hiring for critical areas like national security and public safety. The regulation includes several key exceptions, such as positions in the Executive Office of the President, military personnel, and roles related to national security. Agencies must submit quarterly updates on their staffing plans and are prohibited from circumventing the order through external contracting. Within 180 days, OPM and OMB are required to submit a joint report to the President evaluating the order's implementation and potentially recommending modifications.