Using Schedule A to Hire Candidates with Disabilities

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 

          Washington, DC 20405 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HRM 9720.1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      March 9, 2023 

                                                                                                                                  GSA ORDER

SUBJECT: Using Schedule A to Hire Candidates with Disabilities

1.  Purpose.  This Order establishes guidelines for hiring candidates with disabilities using Schedule A of Title 5, Excepted Service at the General Services Administration (GSA). When provisions of this guidance differ from changes in applicable law or regulation, the changes in law or regulation apply.

2.  Background.  This guidance covers only Schedule A positions filled under the excepted service authority, 5 CFR 213.3102(u), regarding persons with intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, or psychiatric disabilities (hereinafter “Persons with Disabilities” or ‘Schedule A’). This directive incorporates information from 

• Applicable statutes (e.g., 5 U.S.C. 3302), 
• Regulations (5 CFR 3.1, 5 CFR 213.3102(u) and 5 CFR Parts 302 and 315), 
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12125, Competitive Status for Handicapped Federal Employees (March 15, 1979), 
• E.O. 13124, Amending the Civil Service Rules Relating to Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities (June 4, 1999), 
• E.O. 13548, Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities (July 26, 2010), and 
• E.O. 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government (January 25, 2021).