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Re: Deferred resignation email to federal employees

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> The federal workforce should be comprised of employees who are reliable, loyal, trustworthy, and who strive for excellence in their daily work. Employees will be subject to enhanced standards of suitability and conduct as we move forward.

Has there ever been a loyalty component to rank and file federal employment before? This seems to go against the meritocracy they claim to want.

If you do a great job, anything else shouldn't matter...

Re: Deferred resignation email to federal employees

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Future America will understand that you don't treat government like a company. The money government spends on salaries is money directly injected back into the economy, it could be seen as a form of social welfare.

Yes, but they can get the same effect by buying military hardware--and that has the added benefit of making Raytheon management and shareholders richer. When you just directly pay an employee with government money, there's no way to do that!

Re: Deferred resignation email to federal employees

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> The federal workforce should be comprised of employees who are reliable, loyal, trustworthy, and who strive for excellence in their daily work. Employees will be subject to enhanced standards of suitability and conduct as we move forward. Has there ever been a loyalty component to rank and file federal employment before? This seems to go against the meritocracy they claim to want. If you do a great job, anything el…

There’s nothing in there about being qualified for the job, so this is definitely not a meritocracy play.

The bit right after the piece you quoted is interesting:

> Employees who engage in unlawful behavior or other misconduct will be prioritized for appropriate investigation and discipline, including termination.

I hope they start at the top!

Re: Deferred resignation email to federal employees

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Here's the OPM guidance memo to department heads about this program: https://chcoc.gov/sites/default/files/OPM%20Guidance%20Memo%...

Key quote:

"Employees who accept deferred resignation should promptly have their duties re-assigned or eliminated and be placed on paid administrative leave until the end of the deferred resignation period (generally, September 30, 2025, unless the employee has elected another earlier resignation date), unless the agency head determines that it is necessary for the employee to be actively engaged in transitioning job duties, in which case employees should be placed on administrative leave as soon as those duties are transitioned."

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