{"data":{"id":"us/5-cfr-300.407","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"5 CFR 300.407","heading":"Documentation.","body":"(a) Agencies are required to maintain records necessary to determine that using commercial recruiting firms or nonprofit employment services is cost effective and has not resulted in the violation of merit system principles or the commission of any prohibited personnel practice.\n(b) When requested by OPM, agencies will provide reports on the use of commercial recruiting firms, based on the records required in paragraph (a) of this section.","path":["Title 5—Administrative Personnel","CHAPTER I—OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT","SUBCHAPTER B—CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS","PART 300—EMPLOYMENT (GENERAL)","Subpart D—Use of Commercial Recruiting Firms and Nonprofit Employment Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-5.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:23:53Z","sha256":"dcd0aa1b299e91b811df477a0bb26e3d6d61a88b7a408000c74a7bb632b3b631","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/5-cfr-300.406","next":"us/5-cfr-300.408"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}