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• Spending Bill Addresses Hiring, Other Issues for OPM - June 17, 2024

• FEDweek

  The House version of the annual general government spending bill addresses several hiring-related issues, including encouraging OPM to continue to review policies “regarding the hiring and firing of individuals who use marijuana in states where that individual’s private use of marijuana is not prohibited under the law of the state.”

  The Appropriations Committee said it “supports the updated guidance on agencies’ consideration of how an individual’s marijuana use may or may not adversely affect the integrity or efficiency of the federal government and impact an individual’s suitability or fitness for a position.”

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