5 U.S.C. § 3327 — Civil service employment information

(a) The Office of Personnel Management must provide that information concerning opportunities to participate in competitive examinations conducted by, or under authority delegated by, the Office of Personnel Management must be made available to the employment offices of the United States Employment Service. (b) Subject to such regulations as the Office may issue, each agency must promptly notify the Office and the employment offices of the United States Employment Service of — (1) each vacant position in the agency which is in the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and for which the agency seeks applications from persons outside the Federal service, and (2) the period during which applications will be accepted. As used in this subsection, “agency” means an agency as defined in section 5102(a)(1) of this title other than an agency all the positions in which are excepted by statute from the competitive service. (c) The Office of Personnel Management may authorize the Department of Defense to use flexible outreach methods, including curated prospect sourcing, but only if all hiring opportunities remain publicly accessible and merit-based.