General Information for Hiring Civilian Employees

United States Code 

• 5 U.S. Code § 2301 - Merit system principles | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute)
• 5 U.S. Code § 2302 - Prohibited personnel practices | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute)
• 25 U.S. Code § 5117 - Indian preference laws applicable to Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service positions | U.S. Code | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute

Executive Orders

• Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government | The White House
• Guidance Release - E.O. 13932; Modernizing and Reforming the Assessment and Hiring of Federal Job Candidates | CHCOC

Code of Federal Regulations

• eCFR :: 29 CFR Part 1607 -- Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (1978)
• eCFR :: 5 CFR Chapter I Subchapter B -- Civil Service Regulations

OPM

• Workforce & Succession Planning
• End to End Hiring Initiative

HHS 

• 302-1: Employment in the Excepted Service, Effective Date: 10/30/2020
• 315-1: Probationary and Trial Periods, Effective Date: 08/18/2023
• 330-2: Priority Placement Programs (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL and PRL), Effective Date: 10/27/2022
• 362-1: Pathways Programs, Effective Date: 10/29/2024
• 1104-1: Delegated Examining Operations, Effective Date: 08/03/2020

IHS

• Chapter 1 - Excepted Service Examining Plan | Part 7
• Chapter 2 - Merit Promotion Plan | Part 7
• Chapter 3 - Indian Preference | Part 7
• OHR Hiring Process Flow Chart [PDF - 1.2 MB]
• Strategies to Recruit and Retain Health Care Staff