Websites
OPM Guidance
CHRA Standard wording
Glossary
Army Guidance
100

This is a website that Department of Army Personnelists can use to find Army Policy and Procedure guidance.

What is the HR Service Portal?

100

Reference used to determine basic and minimum qualifications for GS Positions.

What is OPM Qualifications Standards (GS)?

100

In the USA Staffing system "Requests" will be named this way

What is full RPA number?

100

Individuals whose USAS account allows access to the USAS core system for recruiting or onboarding.

What is HR Users?

100

Standard operating procedures for recruitments conducted by CHRA’s Civilian Personnel Advisory Centers (CPAC) within the USA Staffing® Upgrade.

What is the CHRA Business Rules?

200

This website is used to learn more about the functionality of the USA Staffing System.

What is the USA Staffing Upgrade Resource Center?

200

We use this reference if we need information regarding GS Classification

What is the OPM GS Positions Classification Standards?

200

Vacancy assessments will be named this way

What is • CPOID • Position Description Number (use the target PD# if developmental) • Command Code • Title • Last 4 of the USA Staffing Vacancy Number • Type of Recruitment (MPP, DEU, EHA, DHA)?

200

Both the software itself and the end-to-end operational process supported by recruitment automation, from identification of a vacancy through new employee in-processing.

What is USA Staffing or USAS?

200

We would search this online database for information regarding CHRA policy and USA Staffing.

What is the HR Service Portal?

300

This resource with USA Staffing information is also known as the "question mark"

What is the USA Staffing Wiki?

300

To find information regarding qualifications for a WG position I would check this reference.

What is OPM Federal Wage Standards (WG)?

300

Reviews for your Assessments and Job Opportunity announcements will be named this way:

What is • Type of Review (JOA, Assessment, JOA/Assessment) • Type of JOA (MP, DEU, DHA, EHA) • Pay Plan, Series, and Grade • RPA and last six (RPA 675309). If multiple, list both RPA numbers (RPA 675309 & 321654). Example: JOA/Assessment MP GS-0201-12 RPA 675309?

300

Individuals whose USAS account allows access to the Hiring Manager module to review certificates and make selection decisions.

What is Hiring manager users?

300

This is the beginning and an important part of the Job Analysis process.

What is Strategic Recruitment Discussion?

400

USAS training will be done in this site.

What is USAS Stage?

400

Which of the following will I find on the OPM Resource Center?

A. CHRA Business Rules

B. Federal Wage System Quick Reference Guide

C. Vignettes (help videos)

B. Federal Wage system Quick Reference Guide and C. Vignettes

400

This appendix in the CHRA business rules contains standardized language for Review and certificate instructions.

What is G?

400

The type of recruitment where the selectee is generally expected to be promoted from within the federal workforce, although specific categories of appointable applicants may be included (for example, VEOA), and/or selectees may be reassigned or voluntarily downgraded as a result of the selection.

What is Competitive Merit Recruitment?

400

You will *NOT* find information regarding the functionality of USA Staffing on this site.

What is the HR Service Portal (HR Service Portal contains is Army guidance only, although you will find links to OPM resources).

500

Which resource has screenshots to aid with USA Staffing functionality for HR Specialists, Managers, applicants, and new hires?

What is the USAS Wiki or Question Mark?

500

For additional resources regarding the USA Staffing system we can check here.

What is the OPM Resource Center?

500

This library located in the HR Service Portal contains the CHRA standardized language for basic and minimum education requirements.

What is the minimum qualifications library?

500

An approved process to accept job applications which is an exception to the online application process.

What is the Alternative Application Process?

500

Which of these items would OPM not be able to help with:

1. unannounced USA Staffing downtime

2. alternative application process

3. naming convention for a vacancy announcement


What is the naming convention for a vacancy announcement?