Notice Of ALJ "Examination" Closure

From the Office of Personnel Management (OPM):

Examination Closed: Vacancy Announcement Number 2007ALJ – 134575 for the Administrative Law (ALJ) examination, issued on May 4, 2007, is closed to the receipt of applications.

The announcement will remain closed, except as required by 5 CFR 332.311, while the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) processes the applications. Applicants who successfully complete the ALJ examination under Vacancy Announcement Number 2007ALJ – 134575 will have their names placed on a new ALJ register. Once this new register is established, the previous register used to fill ALJ positions (from Announcement Number 318, as amended) will be terminated.

The new ALJ register will be used as the source of names to make referrals to agencies for employment consideration when they have entry level ALJ vacancies to fill. Names are referred in numerical score order, based on the duty location of the position(s) to be filled and the geographical preference of applicants. It is the responsibility of the agencies to make selections from the list of candidates referred for employment consideration from among the highest three available names, taking into consideration veterans' preference rules regarding order of selection.

It is OPM’s responsibility to ensure that the register maintains the names of a sufficient number of high-quality ALJ candidates to meet the projected hiring needs of agencies. Consequently, OPM will periodically re-open the ALJ examination. Future open periods for the ALJ examination will be posted by a vacancy announcement on OPM’s website at: http://www.usajobs.gov