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Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Agencies to Cut Regulations
President Trump has signed an executive order laying out a process that directs federal agencies to cut regulations.
Executive Order
Stay informed on presidential executive orders that impact federal employees, retirees, and federal agencies. Explore analysis of current and historical executive orders affecting workforce policies, pay and benefits, labor relations, telework, agency operations, and retirement programs. Find clear explanations of how executive actions shape federal employment rules, agency directives, and long‑term policy changes across government. Keep up with timely updates and expert insights on executive orders that influence the federal workforce and the broader federal community.
Human Resources
Executive Orders Call for Hiring 15,000 New Federal Employees
In the midst of much news about a federal hiring freeze, it may come as a surprise to hear that two executive orders were issued by the White…
Human Resources
Trump Issues Executive Order to Impose Federal Hiring Freeze
President Trump has issued an executive order to freeze federal hiring in an effort to make good on one of his campaign promises to reduce the size of…
Human Resources
Executive Order Seeks to Increase Federal Employee Donations to CFC
Contributions to the CFC have been going down each year since 2009. A new executive order seeks to reverse this by allowing retired federal employees to donate as…
Pay & Benefits
Executive Order Finalizing 2016 Pay Rates Issued
President Obama has issued an executive order setting 2016 pay rates for federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
2013 Pay Raise is Officially Rescinded
A new executive order and guidance from OPM formally announced the extension of the pay freeze through the end of 2013.
Pay & Benefits
President Gives Fed Workers Holiday on December 24th
The president has issued an executive order granting Monday, December 24th as a paid day off.
Human Resources
White House Takes On Diversity in Gov. as Hiring/Appt. Complaints Rise
A new Executive Order signed by President Obama reemphasizes federal agencies' obligations to promote a diverse workplace.
Human Resources
Obama Signs Executive Order Instructing Agencies to Improve Workforce Diversity
President Obama today signed an executive order to promote equal employment opportunity, diversity and inclusion in the federal workforce.
Human Resources
Executive Order: Recruiting and Hiring Students and Recent Graduates
An executive order sets up a new federal Internship Program, Recent Graduates Program and Presidential Management Fellows Program which are to be called the Pathways Programs.