After a governmentwide update to the Pathways Program, the Department of Health and Human Services is already looking at how to start implementing the new flexibilities into its program.\nBut many of those flexibilities, which the Office of Personnel Management finalized in April, are optional, rather than required. That means it depends on an agency\u2019s resources to make them a reality, and in many cases, requires agencies to think creatively.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices