The Office of Personnel Management has authorized
emergency hiring authorities to respond to Hurricane
Katrina.
It said excepted one-year appointments are allowed –
under 5 CFR – to fill positions affected by or needed
to deal with the devastation.
An earlier OPM memo addresses human resources
flexibilities available for dealing with emergencies
and natural disasters including 30-day critical need
and direct hire authorities. That memo is available
here: http://www.opm.gov/emergency/Katrina.asp.
Appointments under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act may also be made
to hire temporary staff, experts, and consultants to
provide disaster relief, OPM said.