The Holman Rule, Federal Budget, and a Government Shutdown
The Holman Rule is being used as a threat to cut salaries of government officials. Should federal employees be worried?
Holman Rule
The Holman Rule: Striking Fear in the Federal Bureaucracy
The Holman Rule allows cutting specific government programs or even specific federal employees. Here is how it has been used and why it has resurfaced.
The Holman Rule and Federal Employees
The “Holman Rule” was dropped in new House rules adopted for the 116th Congress which could make some federal employees sleep easier at night.
RSC Budget Echoes Recent Proposals to Cut Federal Employees’ Pay, Benefits
The 2019 Republican Study Committee budget blueprint includes a number of proposals to cut federal employees’ pay and benefits.
Back to the Future: How to Cut Federal Salaries and Agency Programs
The Holman Rule has been extended in the House of Representatives. It allows cutting specific salaries or programs through the federal appropriations process.
How To Quickly Reduce Federal Employee Salaries and Agency Programs
As the public was told in 2008, elections have consequences. The new administration will have different priorities than the Obama administration. One new Congressional rule will allow cutting the workforce or cutting federal employee salaries in specific agencies.
