Restoring Accountability to Policy-Influencing Positions Within the Federal Workforce
1. Purpose
The executive order seeks to restore accountability within the Federal civil service, particularly focusing on policy-influencing roles to ensure adherence to Presidential directives and to enhance managerial confidence in addressing employee misconduct.
2. Key Actions And Directives
- Reinstatement of Executive Order 13957: Reinstate Executive Order 13957 of October 21, 2020, creating Schedule F in the Excepted Service with amendments.
- Revocation of Previous Order: Revokes Executive Order 14003 of January 22, 2021, and ensures related rules are not enforced.
- Amendment of Civil Service Regulations: The Director of Office of Personnel Management must amend regulations to rescind hindrances imposed by a final rule to align with Executive Order 13957.
- Consideration of Additional Positions: Executive departments are required to consider additional positions for Schedule Policy/Career within 30 days of the order.
3. Important Points
- Accountability Emphasis: Restoration of accountability focuses especially on individuals in policy-influencing positions, allowing managers to enforce discipline more effectively.
- Supervisory Confidence: Currently, only a fraction (41%) of civil service supervisors feel confident in removing employees for serious misconduct, highlighting a need for reform.
- Non-political Support Assurance: While employees in Schedule Policy/Career are not required to personally support the President, they must implement the administration's policies as part of their role.
- Judicial Review Consideration: Provisions state that certain regulations remain inoperative during the judicial review process, ensuring changes are fully effective only when cleared through legal channels.
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