Reservist Program Hiring Status?

FEMA Leadership values the mission-critical skills Reservists have built through direct experience, training, and performance in the field. Currently, Reservists do not have the noncompetitive authority to apply to status-only announcements and have to apply through the traditional open competitive announcement process with all other non-status candidates. FEMA is currently researching options that are available in order to provide this non-competitive hiring status, after a reasonable period of satisfactory employment as a Reservist. We will let you know as soon as there is any change in human capital application procedures and vacancy announcement provisions. In the interim, we encourage COREs and Reservists to apply as external candidates for FEMA positions if they are seeking full-time employment.