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        <p id="ph_pcontent2_0_Summary" class="summary">The Office of Personnel Management has reminded agencies of Human Resource policies and flexibilities that can be used to help agencies and federal employees affected by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath.</p>
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        <p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The Office of Personnel Management has reminded agencies of Human Resource policies and flexibilities that can be used to help agencies and federal employees affected by Hurricane Harvey and its aftermath.&nbsp;</p>


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Harvey made landfall &nbsp;near Corpus Christi, Texas, late Friday as a category 4 hurricane and continued to Houston. It has caused flooding torrential rain that is expected to continue for several days.</p>


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">On&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chcoc.gov/content/human-resources-flexibilities-hurricane-harvey-and-its-aftermath" target="_blank">Aug. 27 letter</a> to agencies from Acting Director Kathleen McGettigan, reminded agencies that direct hiring authority can be used to make temporary appointments, obtain help from private-sector staffing agencies, and quickly hire information technology and health professionals in particular.</p>


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The letter also authorizes direct hire authority for some federal acquisition positions in cases where there is a severe shortage of personnel.</p>


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Agencies may also rehire annuitants under specified circumstances, which include responding to an emergency, without applying the dual compensation salary offset and&nbsp;without OPM&nbsp;approval.</p>


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Government Executive&nbsp;<a href="http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/08/nearly-60000-feds-potentially-impacted-harvey/140576/?oref=top-story" target="_blank">reported</a> that there are 59,600 federal employees from 45 agencies who work in the region impacted by Hurricane Harvey, and an OPM is spokesperson said the agency is working closely with Houston and San Antonio&rsquo;s federal executive boards to answer human resources questions for affected agencies and employees.</p>

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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The Director of OPM may also grant permission for special solicitations of federal employees, outside of the Combined Federal Campaign that support employees affected by the hurricane.</p>


<p style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">&ldquo;The request must be in writing and include information on where the special solicitations will be conducted (i.e., agency name(s) and location(s), date(s) on which the special solicitation will be conducted, and information on the charitable organization(s) that will be the recipient of special solicitation funds),&rdquo; the letter notes.</p>
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