AGENCY TESTIMONY
OMB's interference in the hiring process
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40 sec
The testimony strongly criticizes the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for interfering in the hiring process, even after agencies have made job offers to qualified candidates. This unprecedented level of involvement is seen as detrimental to addressing the vacancy crisis.
- OMB has been sending back job offers and indicating they will interview candidates themselves.
- This practice is described as 'unheard of' and as taking power away from DCAS and the hiring agencies.
- The testimony argues that OMB's actions are overstepping their role and hindering the city's ability to fill critical vacancies.
Henry Garrido
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But, unprecedentedly, what has happened is when agencies made an offer to those people to come to work, o and b stopped them.
0:20:13
By doing something that has never happened in the city of New York since as long as I've been here in the 30 years I've been with DC 37, which is sending back an offer, a job offer, and alluding to the fact that they will be interviewing candidates.
0:20:29
OMB, interviewing candidates that the agencies have already deemed to be appropriately eligible for those positions.
0:20:36
That is unheard of.
0:20:39
That takes all the power DCAS here has, and it needs to stop.
0:20:45
It needs to stop.
