Contact Jordan LaPier Director (202) 495-3320 jlapier@ourpublicservice.org General Schedule is the ‘single greatest obstacle’ for agency CHCOs, OPM says April 6, 2020 The General Schedule is the biggest barrier to recruiting the right talent at the right time, agency chief human capital officers have told the Office of Personnel Management. Many agencies are advocating for a “comprehensive redesign” of the General Schedule, according to a recent report from OPM, which summarized its findings from a series of human capital reviews with government leaders.