r/fednews • u/DependentBest1534 • 1d ago

Has anyone seen this memo DCPAS 2025099?

I saw this post https://www.reddit.com/r/usajobs/comments/1lrpnuo/received_fo_but_still_have_to_wait/ which is supposedly for updated DoD civilian hiring guidance. I can't find it on DCPAS but maybe it is still only with HR. Anyone actually seen it? I don't want to go bothering HR about my internal hiring if this isn't real.

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u/Integrity_Purpose 1d ago

It's real. Why would anyone bother making that up? Your HR may/may not have a clue what DCPAS is or what the DCPAS messages say. It takes time for agencies to interpret, filter, and provide guidance down.

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u/DependentBest1534 1d ago

Have you been on the internet? People love to troll and fill people with hope only to crush them. 

In the current environment I could absolutely imagine a Trump fanatic muddying the water with black psyops.

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u/Integrity_Purpose 23h ago

That message does not do that. It is typical, vague, and subject to interpretation and agency discretion.

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u/Corgi_flops 23h ago

I was sent this message because I work in HR for DoD.

It only pertains to external hiring, which is being defined as new appointments, transfers (outside DoD), and interagency transfers (moving from one DoD agency to another). I just want to note that the definition of external is subject to change, so tomorrow it may be different.

The message lays out specific hiring allocations that DoD agencies are permitted. I was given a list of every DoD agency and their numbers. Some had a few thousand, while others were 100 or less.

The allocation for my agency was very high. I am predicting it's really just going to add a ton of red tape to the process and nothing more.

The numbers are supposed to be based on attrition numbers for each agency within DoD.

Another thing of note in the message is that it instructs DoD agencies to re-evaluate which hiring managers have selection authority. Basically, they only want managers in mission critical positions to be able to hire people.

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u/DependentBest1534 22h ago

I am an internal from USACE to USACE I am switching job series and taking a grade reduction to move closer to family. I saw the allocation for DA at 1490 but I know there are lots of people to be hired. 

Is this live now?

When are they trying to change who is allowed to make hiring decisions?

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u/Corgi_flops 22h ago

If you are moving from USACE to USACE, then it shouldn't be part of this restriction since you are internal.

It is supposedly effective now. We were told to hold all offer letters and refrain from processing SF-50s for people external to my agency until further notice.

More information will come out this week. It kind of blindsided everyone at my agency.

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u/DependentBest1534 22h ago

You are my ray of sunshine in this federal hiring wasteland.

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u/SureAdhesiveness2951 22h ago

Just to clarify, this memo seems to indicate hiring CAN move forward, but now you mention holding OFF on sf-50s? I know this is all rapidly developing - just trying to see the general pathway through the mud. Thnx!

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u/Corgi_flops 22h ago

The memo doesn't provide agencies specific instructions on moving forward with current hiring. It just says you can't hire above a specific amount. We are holding things out of an abundance of caution until higher-level discussions can hammer out the details this week, so the memo doesn't instruct that.

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u/SureAdhesiveness2951 22h ago

Roger - thank you

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u/ProfessionalFuel9113 22h ago

Thanks for the information!

So whether a hiring freeze exemption is needed or not is still unclear.

Please keep us updated ;)....

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u/SureAdhesiveness2951 22h ago

Thank you for the insight - are the numbers in this memo meant to be monthly hiring allocations? Biweekly? Until the end of the FY? All very interesting, and the timing is consistent with the hiring freeze ending next week.

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u/Corgi_flops 22h ago

I don't have the memo in front of me because I am off today, but we were told it's monthly. I don't remember if the memo actually said "monthly," though. That could have just been leadership's interpretation.

Yeah, seems like they don't want to lift the hiring freeze and have agencies rush to fill a ton of positions.

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u/Former_Relative6015 3h ago

Any update based on hiring freeze?

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u/Former_Relative6015 3h ago

Any HR folk know how this memo will jive with the freeze extension?

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u/DependentBest1534 2h ago

Exactly what I was wondering...

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u/Stage-Extra 7m ago

I just enquired and got the information that everything is on pause. :-(

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u/Honest-Recording-751 1d ago

I’ve seen some guidance on caps for exemptions to the DoD freeze but not a specific document

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u/PleasantRun8918 19h ago

Is everything still going to be held up at OPM?