|
|
Post by sandiferhands (old) on Mar 14, 2014 12:54:17 GMT -5
Can anyone share information about any agencies other than ODAR which might be requesting a cert in Fiscal 2014? Thanks.
|
|
|
|
Post by 71stretch on Mar 14, 2014 12:58:53 GMT -5
The only other agency that hires from the register very much and might hire more than one person is OMHA. Their locations are limited, though, so your GAL has to match and your score has to be high.
|
|
|
|
Post by Ace Midnight on Mar 14, 2014 13:20:09 GMT -5
As observer53 says - it is virtually unheard of in recent memory of agencies other than ODAR and OMHA to hire directly from the register. In virtually all other cases, I think the agencies poach from other agencies, usually ODAR, to bring in ALJs.
I believe there are rare circumstances where an agency (and the example I'm thinking of is NRC) hires "judges" (and called Adminstrative Judges by the NRC, so as to completely remove any confusion with ALJs), but that does not appear to be a regular or routine type of hiring. They do not go through the OPM system at all.
|
|
|
|
Post by litig8tor on Mar 14, 2014 13:22:31 GMT -5
According to a chart I found attached to an OPM report on its process of ALJ cost-sharing, as of Dec. 2010, 25 federal agencies employed ALJs. Of those, 17 employed fewer than 10 judges, with most having between 1 and 4 judges. Of the remaining 8 agencies, employing a total of 1,658 judges, SSA had 1,448, leaving only about 200 slots for all of the other 7 agencies.
And even if an opening occurs at a non-SSA agency I would not hold my breadth for a cert. In Jan. 2014, both the DOL and the SEC posted openings for an ALJ. The DOL has about 44 ALJs and the SEC has 3. However, they specified that only already-sitting ALJs, or former ALJs eligible for reinstatement, could apply. This morning HHS posted on USAJobs openings for 3 regional Chief ALJs at the ALJ-02 level, again with ALJ-01 status a requirement. If HHS fills those slots from within its own ALJ ranks, it will be interesting to see if HHS pulls a cert to fill the ALJ-01 opening(s).
It seems pretty clear to me that if your goal is one of those non-SSA agencies, your best bet is to get in at SSA and wait for a chance to apply for an opening somewhere else when (and if) one appears.
|
|
|
|
Post by litig8tor on Mar 14, 2014 13:26:41 GMT -5
Oops. Sorry for the typo on "breath."
|
|
sbr
Member
Posts: 22
|
Post by sbr on Mar 14, 2014 13:43:22 GMT -5
For what its worth, this is the most recent list of ALJs by agency as of September 2013:
Dept of Agriculture 3
Dept of Education 2
Dept of Health and Human Services (Departmental Appeals Board) 5
Dept of Health and Human Services (OMHA) 69
US Coast Guard6
Dept of Housing and Urban Development 2
Dept of the Interior 12
DOJ (Drug Enforcement Admin) 3
DOJ (Executive Office for Immigration Review) 1
Dept of Labor 39
Dept of Transportation 3
Environmental Protection Agency 4
Fed Communications Commn 1
Fed Energy Regulatory Commn 15
Fed Labor Relations Authority 3
Fed Maritime Commn3
Fed Mine Safety and Health Review Commn 18
Fed Trade Commn 1
Int'l Trade Commn 5
Natl Labor Relations Board 36
Natl Transportation Safety Board 4
Occupational Safety & Health Review Commn 11
Off of Financial Instituion Adjudication 1
Securities & Exchange Commn 3
SSA 1485
US Postal Service 1
Total 1736
|
|
|
|
Post by dcinsider on Mar 14, 2014 14:22:49 GMT -5
Under the prior register less than 10 people were hired off the register for an agency other than SSA. All had scores between 80-92.
|
|
|
|
Post by 71stretch on Mar 14, 2014 14:24:05 GMT -5
Under the prior register less than 10 people were hired off the register for an agency other than SSA. All had scores between 80-92. And that's over a period of seven YEARS. I'm surprised it's that many, actually. |
|
|
|
Post by sandiferhands (old) on Mar 14, 2014 15:09:47 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by robespierre on Mar 14, 2014 15:33:05 GMT -5
Sandifer? I LOL'd.
|
|
