Charles Sewall

Requirements differences between COR and GTM. Per CFR 642.271 a GTM must be a direct-hire USG employee, but no similar requirement seems to exist for the COR. This seems non-nonsensical since the GTM reports to the COR. Most Department of State GTMs are either PSCs or locally employed staff hired under a personal services agreement (PSA) neither of which are technically direct hire mechanisms. Is there some authority that allows us to appoint non direct hires to be GTMs.