Senator chairs the twohour hearing. Good morning and welcome. Ideas for more effective federal work force. This subcommittee will work to find consensus solutions to recognize challenges that prevent federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants protect our communities, keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are grateful for their diligence. Were interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is obstructed by a culture that rewards attendance over initiative, one that does not differentiate between poor performers and those who excel. In fact, it is the high performing often complain that under performing count parts harm work place moral and raise concerns that compensation is not appropriately related to performance. For i
Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants provide essentially care for veterans, keep airports running safely and smoothly. We are grateful for their diligence and are interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is obstructed by a culture that rewards attendance over initiative, one that does not differentiate between poor performers and those who excel. In fact, it is the high performing often complain that under performing count parts harm work place moral and raise concerns that compensation is not appropriately related to performance. For instance, the office of Personnel Management 2016 federal Employee Viewpoint survey found that a mere 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs. While the government fails to appropriately compensate employees based on performance managers and Agency Executive face
Ational history center, is nonprofit, Nonpartisan Organization that is affiliated with the american historical association. Intendedngs are not to advocate for any particular set of policies but, rather, to provide Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with a difficult difficult issues. And i want to thank in particular the Mellon Foundation for funding this series. At the backa perry of the room, the assistant director, who has done all of the leg work organizational efforts to make this possible. Flurry of the recent executive orders that have come from our new president , we thought this might be an opportune time to reflect upon the historical background of this phenomena of executive orders that i think many people have not given a great deal of attention to. And so, we have three experts here who are going to talk about how these orders have been used by president s in the past, what purposes they have served, how they have changed over
Welcome to this briefing on the history of executive orders. My name is dane kennedy, director of the National History center, the sponsor of this briefing. It is part of an ongoing series that the National History center runs that is designed to bring historical perspectives to issues that are relevant to congress and the political process in general. So, the National History center, let me briefly explain the National History center, is a nonprofit, Nonpartisan Organization that is affiliated with the american historical association. Its briefings are not intended to advocate for any particular set of policies but, rather, to provide Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with a difficult difficult issues. And i want to thank in particular the Mellon Foundation for funding this series. And to amanda perry, at the back of the room, the assistant director of the center, who has done all of the leg work band organizational efforts to make this p
Including significant discussions of phone records, intercepted calls, intercepted communications, and reported the nsa captured calls and then asked the fbi to collect as much information as possible. My time is up, so i will say this for this round. I thought it was against the law to disseminate classified information. Is it . Oh, yes. Sure. Its a serious crime. Im not going to comment on those particular articles because i dont want to in any circumstance compound a criminal act by confirming that it was classified information. But in general, yes, its a serious crime, and it should be, for the reasons you said. Well take it back up next round, mr. Chairman. Gentleman yields back. Ill now yield 15 minutes to mr. Schiff. Director comey, i want to begin by attempting to put to rest several claims made by the president about his predecessor, namely, that president Obama Wiretapped his phones, so that we can be precise, i want to refer you to exactly what the president said and ask you