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Presidential Memorandum

Rulemaking Concerning the Standards for Designating Positions in the Competitive Service as National Security Sensitive and Related Matters

This memorandum directs the Director of National Intelligence and the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to jointly propose amended regulations for designating competitive service positions as national security sensitive, based on a 2010 proposed rulemaking. The directive preserves each director's existing authorities under executive orders and requires OPM to publish the memorandum in the Federal Register.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 7253

Impact dates

  1. DNI and OPM shall jointly propose amended regulations from 75 Fed. Reg. 77783 (Dec. 14, 2010)

Key directives

  • DNI and OPM shall jointly propose amended regulations from 75 Fed. Reg. 77783 (Dec. 14, 2010)
  • OPM Director authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • DNI and OPM directed to jointly propose amended regulations
  • OPM authorized to publish memorandum in Federal Register

Near term (90d)

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Long term

  • Potential changes to standards for national security sensitive position designations affecting federal hiring and personnel management

Risks & tensions

  • No specific deadline or timeline provided for joint proposal
  • Vague phrase 'with such modifications as are necessary' leaves scope of changes unclear
  • Preservation of authorities 'to the extent permitted by law' creates potential interagency tension if legal constraints limit joint action
Presidential Memorandum: Rulemaking Concerning the Standards for Designating Positions in the Competitive Service as National Security Sensitive and Related Matters · Executive Orders