RELATED July 03, 2025 Partnership for Public Service’s public comments on OPM’s “Suitability and Fitness” proposed rule June 23, 2025 Mad Money: The public believes the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government will harm the U.S. economy and make the country less safe June 23, 2025 Public Service Leadership Model Pocket Guide 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)