How would these proposals help recruit and retain the people agencies need to carry out their missions?
One of the most significant parts of the proposed legislation is Title II, section 202, on reform of the competitive service hiring process, which authorizes agencies, with OPM approval, to adopt a category rating system. This would allow agencies to rank candidates, not by numerical score but by overall merit. Category rating, which is called zone scoring or band scoring in other jurisdictions, is, in academic terms, like giving students an A or A- grade, rather than a 95 or a 94 on an examination. The justification for this reform is very strong. First, even when we use valid written tests, they are not so accurate that a person who receives a 95 is necessarily better qualified than the person who got a 94. In fact, the way the Rule of Three is currently applied, if there were ten people who received the top score, the hiring official would only be able to consider three of them, and, in the case of ties, if veterans preference didnt apply, the agency would be forced to use random nu
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