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Date Issued
Submitting OIG
Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG
Agencies Reviewed/Investigated
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Report Number
OIG-NRC-25-A-03
Report Type
Audit
Agency Wide
Yes
Number of Recommendations
5
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Report updated under NDAA 5274
No

Open Recommendations

This report has 1 open recommendations.
Recommendation Number Significant Recommendation Recommended Questioned Costs Recommended Funds for Better Use Additional Details
2.3 Yes $0 $0 Agency Response Dated July 29, 2025: The NRC continues to incorporate expanded authorities granted in the ADVANCE Act and recent direction in the Office of Personnel Management’s May 29, 2025, Merit Hiring Plan to broaden the agency’s recruitment and retention strategy. The agency is positioned to fully use the agency’s excepted service authority when the federal hiring freeze is lifted.
OIG Analysis: The NRC’s planned actions meet the intent of the recommendation. The OIG will close the recommendation upon verification that the agency’s excepted service authority has been expanded. This recommendation remains open and resolved.

Agency Response Dated January 17, 2025: NRC initiated an evaluation of the Hiring Process in
August 2024. The evaluation is being conducted by the internal hiring process assessment team and its contractor, AvantGarde. Updated procedures addressing the OIG recommendation will be developed based on the evaluation’s findings.
OIG Analysis: The proposed actions meet the intent of the recommendation. The OIG will close the recommendation after verifying that the NRC develops plans to expand its excepted service authority. This recommendation remains open and resolved.

Develop plans to expand the use of the NRC’s excepted service authority.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission OIG

United States