The US government will no longer check if new hires avoided the draft

The US Office of Personnel Management has withdrawn a proposed rule that would have revised how it checks if new hires registered for the Selective Service. This means the government will no longer try to determine if a person's failure to register for the draft was intentional.

For decades, men between 18 and 25 have been required to register for the Selective Service. Not registering was a federal crime, and the government could deny federal employment to those who failed to register. This withdrawal means that the government is effectively ending its enforcement of this requirement for federal hiring.