Review of the 2017 Presidential Management Fellows Program Application Process Redesign

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Date Issued

Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Submitting OIG

Office of Personnel Management OIG

Other Participating OIGs

Office of Personnel Management OIG

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Office of Personnel Management

Components

Other

Report Type

Review

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Open Recommendations

This report has 8 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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	No	$0	$0
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.