Review of the 2017 Presidential Management Fellows Program Application Process Redesign

Submitting OIG:

Office of Personnel Management OIG

Date Issued:

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Office of Personnel Management

Component, if applicable:

Other

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Review

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

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PMF-Final-Report-Application-Process-Redesign.pdf	526.13 KB

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
The PMF Program should utilize applicant flow data to conduct organizational analyses in compliance with program regulations and develop robust policies and procedures for this process. The results of this work should be made publicly available.
2	Open	No
The PMF Program Director and program leaders should maintain demographic analyses on a shared network drive in order to establish and promote cognitive awareness amongst PMF team members, and develop policies and procedures surrounding this practice.
3	Open	No
The PMF Program should revise any current program documents (such as OPM CENTRAL-11) that lack clear and concise language surrounding the collection and use of applicant flow data.
4	Open	No
The PMF Program should implement proper controls to ensure complete and accurate applicant flow data is maintained should there be a system migration/update, and develop policies and procedures surrounding this process.
5	Open	No
The PMF Program Director should immediately establish formal diversity and inclusion goals that align with agency guidance and Federal regulations and distribute official guidance on how these goals will be communicated, reviewed, modified, and approved on an annual basis to program staff.
6	Open	No
The PMF Program should continue to seek guidance from OPM’s Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (ODEIA) to help memorialize concrete strategies and best practices surrounding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives within the PMF Program.
7	Open	No
The PMF Program should develop and implement written policies and procedures surrounding the development of the assessment tools for every application cycle. If no assessment revisions occurred, it should be noted as such. Additionally, the Program should incorporate written procedures surrounding the reasons for assessment changes and the approval process for those changes.
8	Open	No
The PMF Program should initiate annual internal audits/reviews of program statistics to assess the overall performance of the PMF Program. This review could include the number of participating agencies, demographic make-up of applicants and finalists, and the number of appointed Fellows.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

Open

The PMF Program should utilize applicant flow data to conduct organizational analyses in compliance with program regulations and develop robust policies and procedures for this process. The results of this work should be made publicly available.

Open

The PMF Program Director and program leaders should maintain demographic analyses on a shared network drive in order to establish and promote cognitive awareness amongst PMF team members, and develop policies and procedures surrounding this practice.

Open

The PMF Program should revise any current program documents (such as OPM CENTRAL-11) that lack clear and concise language surrounding the collection and use of applicant flow data.

Open

The PMF Program should implement proper controls to ensure complete and accurate applicant flow data is maintained should there be a system migration/update, and develop policies and procedures surrounding this process.