Pathways Programs

Functional Series 400 – Human Resources

Full Revision Date: 04/29/2015
Responsible Office: HCTM/XOSR
File Name: 460_042915

Overview

This chapter provides the mandatory policies and required procedures for administering the Agency’s Pathways Programs, which consist of the following three excepted-service programs: the Internship Program, the Recent Graduates Program, and the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program. The requirements for Pathways Programs are found in Part 362 of Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Participants in the Pathways Programs are hired through the newly created Schedule D of the excepted service (5 CFR 213). The appointing authorities for each of the programs are in 5 CFR 213.3402(a), (b), and (c).