The Veteran and Military Spouse Talent Engagement Program (VMSTEP)

Get a VA Job Quickly – Direct Hiring Authority

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Veteran and Military Spouse Talent Engagement Program (VMSTEP) sent this bulletin at 01/16/2025 10:00 AM EST

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Apply for Direct Hiring Authority Positions

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been granted Direct Hire Authority (DHA) by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to quickly hire qualified applicants for critical positions. This allows VA to appoint candidates directly, without the use of standard hiring procedures, into competitive service career, career-conditional, term, or temporary positions when a critical hiring need or severe shortage of candidates exists.

Currently, VA is looking to fill critical vacancies for:

Acquisitions (Grade levels 11/12/13/14/15),
Scientific, Technical, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) (Grade levels 11/12/13/14/15), and
Cybersecurity related positions (Grade levels 12/13/14/15).

With DHA, VA is able to hire any qualified applicant without regard to the normal rating and ranking process, Veterans' preference, or the highest-scoring applicants. Any applicant who meets the minimum qualification requirements may be selected. Find VA job openings available for DHA and other special authorities on USAJOBS.

If you plan to apply for an open Direct Hire Authority position, the Veteran and Military Spouse Talent Engagement Program (VMSTEP) can help. Gain insider tips and tricks to develop a competitive application by joining VMSTEP's free virtual Federal application process webinar on Tuesday, January 21, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET. Register online for this webinar.

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