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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

I just posted an article that is pretty cheering regarding reorganization, see above.


1,211 posted on 01/16/2019 6:32:31 PM PST by little jeremiah (When we do not punish evildoers we are ripping the foundations of justice from future generations)
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To: little jeremiah
Your post #1210 with the Thomas Lifson American Thinker article:

"As the anonymous senior Trump administration official whom I quoted yesterday noted, in the absence of bureaucrats with time on their hands and no inclination to help the Trump agenda, a lot is getting accomplished. As that process continues, after the 30-day mark is reached, it will be possible to create a downsizing plan, identifying units that could easily get by with a fraction of their current staff, or even be reorganized out of existence."

"The head of the OMB, Mick Mulvaney, currently does not have a lot of spare time, serving as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and as interim White House Chief of Staff (a 24/7 job in its own right). But if he is on board (and why wouldn't he be?), he could well designate a team to prepare quick plans for downsizing, now that the various agencies have seen how little they need so many of the furloughed bureaucrats. That would make the furloughs qualify for RIFs."

And this is pretty hopeful sounding. However, there is someone in my family who works for the IRS, and the union sent her this:

"NTEU has been getting questions from members, so here are some of the most frequent questions and answers."

"Are agencies required to apply RIF procedures if the furlough last more than 30 days? No. There are two types of furloughs: administrative and lapse in appropriations. We are in a lapse in appropriations furlough. At the end of your 30-day furlough notice, you will receive a second furlough notice. Administrative furloughs have a definite duration, unlike lapse in appropriations furloughs, and are taken based of lack of funds or work. OPM’s regulations require that agencies use RIF procedures for administrative furloughs lasting more than 30 days."

I would say that this has probably been well researched by her Union. RIF is looks a lot less likely. (Did POTUS declare an Administrative Furlough by chance?)

1,239 posted on 01/16/2019 7:35:45 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: little jeremiah; Pete from Shawnee Mission; Enigo54; haffast

More interesting re-org stuff. Note that Mulvaney was head of OMB at the time of this EO.

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/omb/2017/03/trump-sign-government-reorg-order-today/

March 2018 was reporting date for OMB re-org plan. Implementation timing was not defined in that EO.


1,328 posted on 01/17/2019 6:14:06 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic, Anthropogenic Climate Alterations: The acronym explains the science.)
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