WASHINGTON — As part of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)'s new merit-based hiring plan, those looking to join the federal workforce will have to answer a series of essay questions about ...

OPM’s merit-based hiring memo regurgitates anti-diversity, equity and inclusion language that has been a staple of nearly all communications and policies since Trump took office in January. Acting OPM ...

The Trump administration last week unveiled its new ‘Merit Hiring Plan’ that in part quizzes job applicants about their ...

Federal job applicants will soon be quizzed on their favorite Trump administration policy as part of the hiring ... based on race, sex, color, religion or national origin.” As part of the plan ...

Loyalty tests have officially arrived in the federal hiring process. The Trump administration just unveiled a so-called ...

The settlement ended merit-based hiring practices for federal ... to return the government agencies to a system of merit-based hiring. "OPM is proudly seeking to terminate this unlawful ...

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) outlined the “Merit Hiring Plan” in a memo ... are hired” and to implement skilled-based hiring over “unnecessary degree requirements.” ...

The Trump administration directed its agencies to not hire individuals based on their race, sex or religion while it works to ...

On May 29, 2025, the OPM released the "Merit Hiring Plan" directing federal ... Implementing skills-based hiring, eliminating unnecessary degree requirements, and requiring the use of rigorous ...