Birds, Bands and 'brids
Vets and Pets
Movies and MPRs
Run, it's the Authorities
Richard's Potpourri
100

This group of semi aquatic birds is also responsible for “I ran”

What is Flock of Seagulls

100

This shaggy canine has been instrumental in extracting a small boy from a dried water reservoir

Who is Lassie

100

Agencies may set the rate of basic pay of a newly-appointed employee at a rate above the minimum rate of the appropriate General Schedule (GS) grade because of these reasons:

What are 

  1. the superior qualifications of the candidate; or
  2. a special need of the agency for the candidate’s services.
100

This authority allows agencies to open public announcements without regard to Veterans Preference for title 5 positions

What is Direct Hire Authority

100

This type of cloud is most typically responsible for strong thunderstorms

What is Cumulonimbus
200

This Authority gives the VA the ability to hire Hybrid employees

What is 38 USC 7401(3)

200

This cat has a penchant for lasagna and terrorizing his canine companion

Who is Garfield

200

This movie and its sequel starred Michael J. Fox and Jason Bateman as adolescent lycanthropes

What are Teen Wolf and Teen Wolf 2

200

This agency offers assistance to families through Food and Nutrition Service

What is the USDA

200

This is the color of the black boxes in aircraft

What is Orange
300

This band is all about numbering some black birds.  They also have an infatuation with Mr. Jones

What is Counting Crows

300

This Veterans authority allows current Uniformed Service Members to apply to positions in the Federal Government without a DD 214

What is The Veterans Opportunity to Work to Hire Heroes Act of 2011

300

This movie explained how you use the weight comparison of a duck and a person to identify whether they were a witch.  It also delved into the flight speed of an unladed swallow

What is Monty Python and the Holy Grail

300

This authority allows agencies to hire temporary employees into excepted appointments during times of national emergencies under 5 CFR 213.3102(i)(3)

What is Schedule A

300

According to Napoleon Dynamite, this animal is bred for its skills in magic

What is a Liger

400

This band may have a member sitting in a tree during the holidays, and also encourages us all to just come on and get happy.

What is The Partridge Family

400

Veterans Recruitment Appointments used to be called this prior to the name change

What is the Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974

400

This CFR reference gives exceptions to the 90 day break in service requirement in order to utilize an above minimum rate determination

What is 5 CFR 531.212(a)(3)

400

J. Edgar Hoover was the first Director of this Federal Law enforcement Agency

What is the FBI
400

Walt Disney famously had a fear of this animal

What are mice

500

This is the Public Law that authorizes waiving Veterans Preference in certain Hybrid occupations

What is Public Law 115-46

500

These are the names of all five of the Simpson's cats.

Who are Snowball I, II, III, IV and V

500

This was Kevin Bacon’s first appearance in a Feature Film

What is Animal House

500

Established in 1977, this hiring authority seeks to place graduates with advanced degrees into leadership positions throughout the federal government

What is Presidential Management Fellows, or PMF

500

What did Richard Mancl want to be when he was growing up?

A herpetologist.  Until he found out that he was afraid of snakes

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