In this issue: Announcing ApplyGov, 2210 Standards, GAO Report on OPM, FedHire 2026.2 Release, Rule of Many, Policy/Career EO, August Training
MonsterGov is Now: Apply Government Solutions
We are pleased to officially announce the start of a new chapter in our journey. You can now call us Apply Government Solutions – or ApplyGov for short! While our name has changed, our commitment has not. We remain dedicated to helping federal agencies build mission-ready workforces through secure, modern hiring technology.
FedHire Water Cooler on 2210 Series Competency Standards
Thank you to our FedHire agencies that joined our Water Cooler on OPM’s new competency-based standards for the IT Management series (2210). Agencies can access the presentation through the Corner for an overview of how FedHire can support these changes. Coming soon is a FedHire Guide for phased assessments with more detailed information!
GAO Finds OPM Staffing Cuts Have Reduced Its Operational Capacity
Understanding OPM’s current capacity matters for your agency’s HR IT planning. A new GAO report finds OPM’s 35 percent staffing reduction has “reduced institutional knowledge and operational capacity at the agency” and warns the cuts risk deepening long-standing skills gaps OPM has not yet addressed. OPM’s Inspector General has separately named the reduction a top management challenge for 2026.
Get Ready for FedHire Release 2026.2
Are you ready? UAT for 2026.2 is almost wrapped up, and will be live in production on August 2. FedHire’s latest major release includes streamlining the Career Ladder building process in Position Classification, more tools to manage applicants, and additional enhancements in Hiring Management. Everything you need to get ready is in the Corner – take a look!
Catch up on the ‘Rule of Many’
In late June, the ApplyGov team joined OPM for its Rule of Many webinar offering agencies another chance to learn more and ask any remaining questions. We appreciate everyone for joining and hope you found the session helpful. As a reminder, ApplyGov has several ‘Rule of Many’ resources in the Corner, including our FedHire Guide, the part 3 webinar of our Merit Hiring Plan series, and our virtual Q&A session.
FedHire Guidance for Policy/Career Executive Order
FedHire agencies implementing Schedule Policy/Career positions (per the recent Executive Order) already have the tools they need in their federal talent acquisition system. Within Hiring Management, FedHire users can leverage existing vacancy announcement and email notification templates to create new ones and report on activity by creating a new announcement type.
Need to Cool Down this Summer?
Summer is here and so is the heat. We can’t control the weather, but we know staying inside with the A/C can be nice. While you’re at it, you might as well join us for virtual FedHire system training (if you have EUs)! Our August calendar is packed with options so we hope to see you there.
• Basic FedHire Hiring Management : Aug 4-5 (Tue & Wed)
• FedHire Collaborate for HR: Aug 6 (Thu)
• Selecting Employees with FedHire: Aug 11-12 (Tue & Wed)
• FedHire Collaborate for Panelists: Aug 18 (Tue)
• FedHire Analytics: Aug 20 (Thu)
