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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

About Us

Policy

The PMF Program has a rich history going back to 1977 when President Carter issued Executive Order 12008 establishing "The Presidential Management Intern Program." Three follow-on Executive Orders renamed and refined the program, laying out the rules by which the program would be administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). 

President Obama's Executive Order 13562 makes additional changes to the PMF Program, which OPM is presently promulgating into revised regulations. The "Program Regulations" will be updated once revised regulations are issued.

The table below contains links to downloadable regulatory and other information for agencies as well as the text of the four Executive Orders related to the program.

Document Description File Type
Program Regulations Most recent regulations governing the Presidential Management Fellows (PMF) Program were signed and posted in the Federal Register on May 19, 2005.  These regulations became effective June 20, 2005. Adobe Acrobat Version [109 KB]
Executive Orders

Executive Orders from 1977 to the present:

  • Executive Order 13562 of December 27, 2010
  • Executive Order 13318 of November 21, 2003
  • Executive Order 12645 of July 12, 1988
  • Executive Order 12364 of May 24, 1982
  • Executive Order 12008 of August 25, 1977
Adobe Acrobat Version [36 KB]
PMF Guide for Agencies The PMF Guide for Agencies provides information on the roles and responsibilities of the PMF Program Office, Agency PMF Coordinators, PMFs and their supervisors. It also provides program policy and procedural guidance to help agencies administer their PMF Program. Adobe Acrobat Version [413 KB]
Hiring a Presidential Management Fellow Fact Sheet The fact sheet outlines the hiring process and the various stages of a typical fellowship, for supervisors and hiring officials. Adobe Acrobat Version [49 KB]

UPDATED: 02-14-2011