A bill to establish Federal agency technology and artificial intelligence talent teams to improve competitive service hiring practices, and for other purposes.

This bill aims to significantly improve federal competitive service hiring practices for technology and artificial intelligence (AI) positions. It authorizes federal agencies to establish dedicated technology and AI talent teams , which may include shared certificate coordinators, recruiters, assessment experts, and subject matter experts. These teams are tasked with providing crucial hiring support, such as improving examinations, facilitating job announcements, and sharing high-quality certificates of eligibles for tech and AI roles. The legislation also empowers the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to establish a federal technology and AI talent team. This OPM team would support agency efforts by facilitating pooled hiring actions across the government, providing training, and developing technology platforms to streamline the hiring process. A key provision allows subject matter experts to partner with human resources to develop and administer position-specific technical assessments for these critical roles, ensuring evaluations are directly relevant to job requirements. To further enhance efficiency and quality, the bill mandates OPM to establish an online platform for agencies to share and customize these technical assessments, complete with user ratings for utility. This aims to foster collaboration and best practices in assessment development. Furthermore, the bill defines "examination" to evolve over time, stipulating that after five years, hiring processes for these positions cannot solely or principally rely on self-assessments from automated examinations, with a waiver process for specific circumstances.