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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Hearing on Federal Government Reorganization
Record date · January 1, 2018
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript record of a 2017 Senate subcommittee hearing regarding the Office of Management and Budget's () plans to reorganize the federal government and its workforce. Experts and union representatives provided testimony on the potential impacts and strategies for these government-wide changes.
The hearing examines the framework for how the federal government may restructure its agencies and workforce, which directly impacts the delivery of public services and the employment conditions of federal workers.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Federal Employees
The reorganization plans discussed in the hearing directly impact the structure of their agencies and their working conditions.
Federal Agencies
The OMB memorandum mandates changes to the organizational structure and operational management of these entities.
Key Facts
- The hearing took place on September 13, 2017, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- The session was the second part of a series examining the OMB's memorandum on the federal workforce.
- The subcommittee focused on expert perspectives regarding the ongoing government-wide reorganization effort.
- Witnesses included representatives from the private sector, think tanks (Heritage Foundation, Cato Institute), and federal labor unions.
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- The record includes supplemental statements from the American Federation of Government Employees and the Partnership for Public Service.
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Government-wide Reorganization
The hearing highlights a coordinated effort by the executive branch in 2017 to fundamentally restructure federal agency operations.
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