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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">All,</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova Cond Light",sans-serif;color:black">SMD will be releasing a USAJOBS announcement to fill multiple Program Executive GS-801-14/15 positions across the directorate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova Cond Light",sans-serif;color:black">This will be a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) announcement and it will only be open for 3 business days (5 calendar days). The short timeframe is due
to the type of hiring authority, which streamlines the hiring process and assists with rapidly filling competitive positions .</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova Cond Light",sans-serif;color:black">The announcement opens February 26 and closes on March 2. The USAJOBS announcement number will be HQ-21-DE-11036091-JK</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova Cond Light",sans-serif">the interest in receiving a diverse set of applications, please work with your networks to ensure these opportunities are advertised as widely as possible, due to the short
announcement window. These opportunities are being competed as broadly as possible to all eligible U.S. Citizens and
<a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2FHelp%2Ffaq%2Fapplication%2Feligibility%2Fstatus-candidate%2F&data=04%7C01%7Ckevin.j.murphy%40nasa.gov%7C0b125aeb9c3b4bcc1daa08d8d50d11a4%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637493599396446636%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=iS9fBdVCpGwE39CL5YNqHK%2BfCwH%2BFnzaTaYaEFLaD2Y%3D&reserved=0">
status candidates</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova Cond Light",sans-serif">Also, given the short period the announcement is open, it is a good idea to log into USAJOBS before and update your username, password, resume, etc., to facilitate
the timely submission of an application. All official documents, including transcripts, are now required to be submitted
<b><u>upfront</u></b> as part of your application before the announcement closes. If you don’t have a copy of your transcripts handy, now might be a good time to request them.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Nova Cond Light",sans-serif;color:black">Another SMD-wide email will be sent with the announcement link the morning it goes live on February 26. Let me know if you have any questions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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