{"id":34859,"date":"2021-01-11T20:11:39","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T20:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/01\/11\/opm-places-senior-position-applications-on-hold\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:58:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:58:00","slug":"opm-places-senior-position-applications-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2021\/01\/11\/opm-places-senior-position-applications-on-hold\/","title":{"rendered":"OPM places senior position applications on hold"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The final step in the job application process for Senior Executive Service positions was placed on hold governmentwide Jan. 8 to give incoming agency heads more authority over the people serving in top positions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Office of Personnel Management Associate Director for Employee Services Dennis Dean Kirk informed agency leaders that the Qualifications Review Board \u2014 a body responsible for reviewing and approving qualifications for incoming SES appointments \u2014 would stop reviewing applications until new heads are installed at various government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The QRB certification happens after agencies have already selected the candidate they want to fill the position as a last check to ensure that the candidate can fulfil the needs of that position.<\/p>\n\n\n\t