Posted on 01/13/2019 11:31:29 PM PST by ransomnote
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/furlough-guidance/#url=Overview
“The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has prepared human resources guidance for agencies and employees in the event of furloughs. There are two types of furloughs -”
“An administrative furlough is a planned event by an agency which is designed to absorb reductions necessitated by downsizing, reduced funding, lack of work, or any budget situation other than a lapse in appropriations. Furloughs that would potentially result from sequestration would generally be considered administrative furloughs.”
“A shutdown furlough (also called an emergency furlough) occurs when there is a lapse in appropriations, and can occur at the beginning of a fiscal year, if no funds have been appropriated for that year, or upon expiration of a continuing resolution, if a new continuing resolution or appropriations law is not passed. In a shutdown furlough, an affected agency would have to shut down any activities funded by annual appropriations that are not excepted by law. Typically, an agency will have very little to no lead time to plan and implement a shutdown furlough.”
And RIFs;
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/reductions-in-force/#url=Summary
“When an agency must abolish positions, the RIF regulations determine whether an employee keeps his or her present position, or whether the employee has a right to a different position. The regulatory requirements governing reduction in force are contained in Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 351. Federal agencies must follow the procedures contained in the Code of Federal Regulations when conducting a RIF. The law provides that OPM’s RIF regulations must give effect to four factors in releasing employees:”
tenure of employment (e.g., type of appointment);
veterans’ preference;
length of service; and
performance ratings.
“An agency is required to use the RIF procedures when an employee is faced with separation or downgrading for a reason such as reorganization, lack of work, shortage of funds, insufficient personnel ceiling, or the exercise of certain reemployment or restoration rights. A furlough of more than 30 calendar days, or of more than 22 discontinuous work days, is also a RIF action. (A furlough of 30 or fewer calendar days, or of 22 or fewer discontinuous work days, is an adverse action.)”
This summary will cover each factor in more detail.
The Agency's Right to Make RIF Decisions”
“Each agency has the right to decide what positions are abolished, whether a RIF is necessary, and when the RIF will take place. Once the agency makes these decisions, the retention regulations then determine which employee is actually reached for a RIF action.
Actions Covered by the RIF Regulations”
“An agency must use the RIF regulations before separating or demoting an employee because of an organizational reason such as reorganization, including lack of work, shortage of funds, insufficient personnel ceiling, or the exercise of certain reemployment or restoration rights. In fact, virtually all RIF actions are the result of a reorganization (e.g., the agency reorganizes as the result of a shortage of funds, lack of work, restructuring, etc.).”
“A furlough of more than 30 calendar days, or of more than 22 discontinuous workdays, is also a RIF action. (A furlough of 30 or fewer calendar days, or of 22 or fewer discontinuous workdays, is an adverse action.)”
“An agency may not use the RIF regulations to separate or demote an employee for a personal reason, such as problems with the employee's performance or conduct.”
“The Agency's Right to Reassign Employees”
“The abolishment of a position does not always require the use of RIF procedures. The agency has the right to avoid a RIF action by simply reassigning an employee to a vacant position at the same grade or pay without regard to the employee's rights under the RIF regulations. The vacant position may be in the same or in a different classification series, line of work, and/or geographic location. The “Summary of Reassignment Under the Regulations” includes additional information on reassignment.
Defining the Competitive Area”
“When preparing for a RIF, the agency defines the “Competitive Area” that establishes the geographical and organizational limits for RIF competition.”
RIF Notices
“An agency must give an employee at least 60 days specific written notice before the employee is released from the competitive level by a RIF action.”
“If faced with an unforeseeable situation (e.g., a natural disaster), the agency may, with OPM approval, give the employee a specific RIF notice of less than 60 days, but at least 30 days, before the effective date of the RIF.”
*****My take on this is that a Reduction in Workforce would not be a straightforward process like Reagan and the Air traffic Controllers where they were just laid off if they did not come back to work. There would be plenty of work for courts and lawyers. There may also be a distinction between administration and shutdown furloughs which may affect if a Reduction in Workforce can be implemented. *****
>>St of The Union address What are who is it she’s signaling?
Trying to create more cost for the shutdown than there is. They really loved closing down the national parks under O, and this non-shutdown-shutdown must be driving them batty.
>>meme-it-Men
Brilliant!
I stole it! All credit to The Nerds in The Forbidden City!
*whispers* You can steal it too!
Good. I missed the start of this and wondered what Rush was talking about. Thanks for this.
*****My take on this is that a Reduction in Workforce would not be a straightforward process like Reagan and the Air traffic Controllers where they were just laid off if they did not come back to work. There would be plenty of work for courts and lawyers. There may also be a distinction between administration and shutdown furloughs which may affect if a Reduction in Workforce can be implemented. *****
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Good Information, which I’ll have to tackle some AM when brain is not fried.
It is good to know that they already have a process set up for reduction in force.
Don’t forget that POTUS has already submitted a vast reorganization and combining of government based on studies and recommendations in 2017. Mulvaney worked on that.
I expect a regular RIFF at some point in time, and IIRC, there was already a hiring freeze, so I expect that at least some has already been accomplished through attrition, just like any other business entity would do.
My pleasure but, you know to who goes the credit! Ill collect the thanks for them and perhaps return it to them should I ever post there!
Say could you PM me a couple of recipes for those MW cakes?
Heresy! How dare you destroy this old woman’s dream!? I choose to believe it’s cellulite on a skinny young woman.
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Huawei Technologies, the global telecommunications giant at the center of an international diplomatic battle, is a major target in the Trump administration's campaign to halt China's theft of American technology.
U.S. intelligence agencies have linked the company to both the Chinese military and civilian intelligence services and the Justice Department is now seeking to prosecute the company's chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, for violating American sanctions law.
Meng, also known as Cathy Meng and Sabrina Meng, is wanted by the FBI for her role in a scheme to illicitly move hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran through a Huawei front company in what prosecutors say was a bid to circumvent U.S. financial sanctions on Iran.
Bagster
Nancy Pelosi pulls power move on Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fi2STOsEbk&feature=youtu.be
Yes yes I know its CNN
All connected to DiFi
Nancy Pelosi pulls power move on Trump
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Fi2STOsEbk&feature=youtu.be
Yes yes I know its CNN
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POTUS has the constitutional right to call a session of congress whenever he deems it necessary.
POTUS has the constitutional duty to inform Congress of the State of the Union -when and how is up to him.
#NotYourDecisionPullousy
*grins* he will likely say that (in my opinion) while addressing the nation. Just so EVERYONE knows how restrained he is being.
That’s probably some movie reference, which this old lady will never get, but I’ll answer you straight just in case.
The man who gave me the aquavit was married to the sister of my 1st husband.
Federal authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Georgia man in a terror plot involving using an anti-tank rocket in an attack against federal buildings, including the White House, according to the Springfield News-Sun.
21-year-old Hasher Jallal Taheb of Cumming, Georgia was arrested in Gwinnett County, after which he appeared briefly in a downtown Atlanta courtroom in a case brought by the FBI.
"Taheb broadened his prospective targets in the Washington, D.C. area and indicated he wished to attack the Washington Monument, the White House, the Lincoln Memorial, and a specific synagogue," the complaint reads.
According to prosecutors, Taheb - who is believed to have been acting alone, reportedly spoke of traveling to territory controlled by the Islamic State.
Accoring to AJC.com Taheb allegedly put his vehicle up for sale, at which point an FBI informant reached out to show interest - meeting with him days later.
The criminal complaint, which accuses him of plotting to destroy a government building, said a community member contacted law enforcement in March 2018 to say that Taheb had become radicalized. -AJC
U.S. Attorney Byung Jin Pak said that Taheb is charged with "intent to destroy by fire or explosive a building owned, possessed or leased by the United States or any department or agency thereof, or any institution or organization receiving federal financial assistance," among other charges.
"His alleged intent was to attack the white house and other targets of opportunity in the Washington DC area by using explosive devices including an improvised explosive device, and an anti-tank rocket," said Pak.
The case was initiated "after receiving a tip from the community."
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