Schedule A/Veterans Repository (USAO-VAED) 2026

Clarification from the agency

This announcement is being used as a resume repository. During the open period, hiring managers may request to receive names of interested candidates. Applications will be sorted by series, grade level and location. We do not know if any particular series/grade/location will have vacancies during the open period of the announcement. You will not receive regular updates regarding your application. If you are referred to a hiring manager for consideration, you may or may not be contacted.

If eligible as either a Schedule A/ VRA/ 30%+ Disabled Veteran, your resume will be made available for hiring managers to review. This announcement may be used to fill one or more vacancies at any time without notification in any of the below series, which grade levels range between GS-05 to GS-15. The following job series offered within the U.S. Attorney's Office, Virginia Eastern include:

• 0200-0299 Human Resources Management
• 0900-0999 Legal and Kindred
• 2200-2299 Information Technology Management
• 0500-0599 Accounting and Budget
• 1100-1199 Business and Industry
• 0300-0399 General Administrative, Clerical, and Office Services

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre-employment adjudication. This includes fingerprint, credit and tax checks, and drug testing. Continued employment is subject to a favorable adjudication of a background investigation
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law. See http://www.sss.gov/.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one-year probationary/two-year trial period.
• If selected for a supervisory position, you will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a one year supervisory or managerial probationary period unless this requirement has been met previously.

Qualifications

IN ORDER TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST MEET ONE OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY LISTED BELOW:Being eligible for appointment only provides a way to be considered for employment; it does not guarantee selection for a position.

In order to be considered for a non-competitive hiring authority, supporting documents must be provided at the time of application to verify your eligibility under the applicable authorities. More information about the required documents can be found in the Required Documents section below. Failure to submit supporting documents will cause your application to not be considered under the related authorities.

30% OR MORE DISABLED VETERAN:
30% or More Disabled Veteran is a special hiring authority that allows an agency to non-competitively appoint any veteran with a 30% or more service-connected disability.

Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible, you must be any of the following veterans:

• Disabled veteran who was retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more; OR
• Disabled veteran rated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as having a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.

Grade Level Restriction: You may be appointed at any grade level and for any job for which you qualify.

Trial Period: 1-year

Appointment: You are hired under a time limited provisional appointment, lasting more than 60 days in the competitive service; however, at management's discretion you may be noncompetitively converted to a permanent career or career-conditional appointment at any time during the time-limited appointment. There is no requirement that you will be converted to a permanent position.

VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA):
Veterans Recruitment Appointment is a special hiring authority that allows an agency to non-competitively appoint any eligible veteran.Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible, you must be any of the following veterans:

• Disabled veteran; OR
• Veteran who served on active duty in the Armed Forces during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized; OR
• Veteran who, while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces Service Medal was awarded (includes the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal); OR
• Recently separated veteran (within 3 years of discharge or release from active duty).
• In addition to meeting the criteria above, you must have been separated under honorable conditions (i.e., you must have received either an honorable or general discharge).

Grade Level Restriction: You may be appointed at any grade level up to and including the GS-11 and for any job for which you qualify. (The promotion potential of the position is not a factor.)

Trial Period: 2-years

Appointment: You are hired under an excepted service appointment to a position that is otherwise in the competitive service. After two years of satisfactory service, you will be noncompetitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service.

NOTE: If there are 2 or more VRA candidates and 1 or more is a preference eligible, veterans' preference must be applied.

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES (SCHEDULE A):
Schedule A, 5 CFR 213.3102(u), is a special hiring authority that allows an agency to non- competitively appoint individuals who have a psychiatric, intellectual or severe physical disability.

Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible, you must show proof of your disability. A letter documenting disability under the Schedule A hiring authority 5 CFR 213.3102 (u) from one of the following sources:

• A licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. Territory to practice medicine); OR
• A licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (i.e., State or private); OR
• Any Federal or State agency, or agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.

Grade Level Restriction: You may be appointed at any grade level and for any job for which you qualify.

Trial Period: 2-years

Appointment: You are hired under an excepted service appointment to a position that is otherwise in the competitive service. After two years of satisfactory service, you may be noncompetitively converted to a career or career-conditional appointment in the competitive service.

IN ADDITION TO MEETING ONE OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR A SPECIAL HIRING AUTHORITY LISTED ABOVE; TO BE CONSIDERED YOU MUST ALSO MEET THE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSITION:You must meet the requirements for the position based on the job type, which can include education, physical qualifications, typing requirements, etc.Qualifications determinations will be assessed based on the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) General Schedule Qualifications Standards.

General Experience: (1) Any type of work that demonstrates the applicant's ability to perform the work of the position, or (2) experience that provided a familiarity with the subject matter or processes of the broad subject area of the occupation.

Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience are not required to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet the experience requirements (or a substitution of education for experience or equivalent combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience, if applicable) for the specific position being filled. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are basically qualified for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the Occupational Questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

The Occupational Questionnaire will take you approximately 20 minutes to complete.

You must provide a complete Application Package, which includes:

-Required: Your responses to the Online Occupational Questionnaire (This is completed automatically during the apply online process).

- Required: Your resume cannot exceed two pages - you will be deemed ineligible and receive no further consideration if your resume exceeds two pages - see USAJOBS for formatting requirements. Include relevant employment history as outlined below for each job:

• Official position title (if Federal, include series/grade),
• Employer name and contact information,
• Start and end dates (for full consideration you must include month, day, and year),
• Indicate full-time or number of hours worked per week if part-time, and
• A list of duties performed and accomplishments.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

-Required if you meet qualifications based on education: An unofficial college transcript (Note: If you are selected for this position, official transcript will be required prior to your first day.) and foreign education evaluation documentation, if applicable, as described under the "Qualifications" section of this vacancy announcement.

- Required, if applicable: In order to verify your Veterans' Preference entitlement, please submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); or if you are a current Active Duty member you must submit a certification on appropriate military branch letterhead that indicates: 1) your service dates, 2) expected discharge or release date from active duty with a release/discharge date no later than 120 days from the closing date of this announcement, and 3) the character of service (e.g., Honorable).

-Required, if applicable: Schedule A, Individuals with Disabilities must submit a disability letter with official letterhead and signature. The letter must include your full name and confirm your eligibility under Schedule A hiring authority as outlined in 5 CFR Section 213.3102(u). View a sample letter. Such documentation must be from one of the below sources:

• A licensed medical professional (e.g., a physician or other medical professional duly certified by a State, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory, to practice medicine); OR
• A licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist (State or private); OR
• Any Federal agency, State agency, or an agency of the District of Columbia or a U.S. territory that issues or provides disability benefits.

Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office by providing a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:

• Position title;
• Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
• Agency; and
• Beginning and ending dates of appointment.

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