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Hiring Authorities

In addition to hiring employees with disabilities competitively, excepted service hiring authorities can be utilized to bring people with disabilities into Federal employment noncompetitively. You are encouraged to become familiar with and utilize these authorities to the greatest extent possible, and consistent with applicable law. They help to remove barriers to employment.

The excepted service Schedule A Appointment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Severe Physical Disabilities, and Psychiatric Disabilities (5 CFR 213.3102(u)) provides authority for hiring applicants with a variety of disabilities. In order to be eligible for employment through the Schedule A hiring authority, proof of disability documentation is required. Some of its benefits include:

Additionally, veterans may be hired under the following three authorities:

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