RELATED January 29, 2026 test page January 26, 2026 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period Appeals” proposed rule January 21, 2026 At-Will Employment: What the Federal Government Can Learn from States Back to Reports A Weapon in the War for Talent: Using Special Authorities to Recruit Crucial Personnel December 12, 2001 Through the IRS and the Office of Student Financial Assistance in the Department of Education profiles, the report analyzes the success recent recruitment efforts to fill high-level “critical pay7rdquo; positions. These agencies were given grants of flexibility in order to recruit professionals from the private sector. Large sums of money were used to entice these workers into the public sector, and the grants proved successful. Download (493k)