The USA Staffing Release Notes provide an overview of the most recent functionality deployed to the USA Staffing Stage and Production environments.
This content was released to USA Staffing Stage on 7/14/2026.
Request
Cross-government Hiring Actions
Added a modal when an active cross-government hiring action may be available for the same or similar position. When an HR specialist approves a vacancy request, the system evaluates active cross-government hiring actions for a matching series and at least one matching grade. Location is also evaluated when location information is provided on the request or the cross-government hiring action. When a potential match is identified, the system displays the Potential candidates available for your position pop-up modal, which explains that qualified, vetted candidates may be available in an existing Talent Pool and requires the HR specialist to review additional information before continuing. The Continue approving my request and Delete my request options remain disabled until the HR specialist selects either Review announcement for potential match or Sign into USAJOBS Agency Talent Portal.
- Selecting Review announcement for potential match opens the Cross-Government Hiring Actions article in a new window.
- Selecting Sign into USAJOBS Agency Talent Portal opens the USAJOBS Agency Talent Portal in a new window.
If the HR specialist selects Continue approving my request, the system displays a secondary pop-up modal requiring the HR User to select a reason for proceeding with the agency-specific recruitment before completing request approval after being informed that cross-government certificates are available. Users may select one or more of the following reasons:
- I’m clearing CTAP/ICTAP
- I’m using an agency-specific Direct Hire Authority
- My position is outside of Title V
- The cross-government hiring action does not align with my area of consideration
- The cross-government hiring action does not align with the duties of my position
- The cross-government hiring action does not fully cover my desired locations and/or grades
- The hiring manager(s) already reviewed available candidates from cross-government certificates and did not make a selection
- I’ve requested access to the cross-government hiring action but want to move forward with my recruitment in case we don’t make a selection
- I’m not able to get access to candidates from the cross-government hiring action
- Other reason(s) not listed - Additional details required (500-character limit)
Note: Interdisciplinary requests and expired cross-government hiring actions are excluded from the matching logic. A cross-government hiring action is not identified as a match when the series does not overlap, when no grade overlaps, or when no active cross-government hiring action overlaps with any grade on the request. Closing the prompt returns the HR specialist to the request, and the request remains unapproved until another action is taken.