As the author points out, there is no private cause of action for this practice, and so the only person with standing is the Department of Justice. Unions have no injury because the contract employees fill positions above authorized end-strength and therefore are not taking jobs from Feds.
AndyJackson wrote: “As the author points out, there is no private cause of action for this practice, and so the only person with standing is the Department of Justice.”
It is the author’s “opinion” that the ADA is being “misinterpreted”. Others have different “opinions”. It is not a “personal service” for an agency to hire contractors to perform certain tasks as long as those tasks are not within the job description of a government employee. For example, the government frequently hires contractor to design and manufacture military and other equipment.