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Federal Hiring Authorities from a Disability Perspective

Learn about federal hiring authorities that support federal agency efforts to hire people with disabilities.

Executive Order 14035: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in the Federal Workforce, signed by President Biden on June 25, 2021, recognizes that as our Nation’s largest employer, the Federal Government must be a model of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, and that federal agencies must work to increase federal employment of people with disabilities. This policy brief includes information about several federal hiring authorities agencies may use to support their efforts to hire people with disabilities, including people with targeted disabilities and disabled veterans.