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email OPM Proposes Prioritizing Job Performance Over Tenure in Layoffs
Officials at the Office of Personnel Management are seeking to finalize a provision of President Trump’s controversial workforce executive orders before he leaves office.
A proposed rule published in the
Federal Registerwould implement a provision of President Trump’s May 2018 executive order streamlining the federal firing process that says agencies should consider performance over seniority when processing reductions in force. President-elect Biden has vowed to reverse the order, along with a slew of other anti-union executive actions, when he takes office next month.
Currently, when agencies institute a reduction in force, they consider type of employment whether a worker is a career, probationary or term employee followed by veterans’ preference, length of service and performance. The results of employees annual performance reviews are converted to what are
CBS News By Catherine Herridge, Jessica Kegu CBS News December 16, 2020, 1:17 PM
Acting defense secretary drafts executive order to help those who served at toxic base: Let s err on the side of the veteran
A newly-drafted executive order would open the door to medical help and financial relief for veterans who believe their rare cancers and other illnesses stem from their time served on a remote military base.
The veterans were assigned to the base in the former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks and have spent years struggling for recognition.
Since then, more than 2,000 current and former service members have reported illnesses, including rare forms of cancers, that they believe are linked to the former Soviet base otherwise known as K-2, a CBS News investigation has revealed.
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Federal agencies are responding to a potentially massive cybersecurity incident after a third-party vendor widely used across government was found to be compromised by a sophisticated hacking campaign.
With agencies working to determine which systems were affected and how severely, a myriad of questions swirled. Here’s a look at what we know and what’s been reported as of Tuesday afternoon.
National Security Council Invokes PPD-41
On Tuesday, the National Security Council announced the administration would be invoking Presidential Policy Directive-41, or PPD-41, which “facilitates continuous and comprehensive coordination for whole-of-government efforts to identify, mitigate, remediate and respond to this incident,” according to a statement from NSC spokesperson John Ullyot.
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Transitioning service members and veterans can now receive up to a year of mental health care from the Veterans Affairs Department after discharge from the service, according to an executive order President Donald J. Trump signed Jan. 9.
The order, “Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition From Uniformed Service to Civilian Life,” directs the Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security departments to develop a joint action plan to ensure the 60 percent of new veterans who now do not qualify for enrollment in health care primarily because of a lack of verified service connection related to the medical issue at hand will receive treatment and access to services for mental health care for one year following their separation from service.