An amendment that would direct the Senate to prevent further harmful federal workforce reductions that would threaten public safety, public health, the economy, or the national security of the United States.
Prevent further harmful federal workforce reductions that would threaten public safety, public health, the economy, or national security.
Occurrences
Evidence
The Senate record shows Senator Alsobrooks submitted SA 5214, a deficit-neutral reserve fund amendment relating to civil servants, including protecting civil servants from workforce reductions that would threaten public safety, public health, the economy, or national security. The record says it was ordered to lie on the table.
The White House said the June 3 executive order reclassifies about 8,000 senior policy-influencing positions into Schedule Policy/Career and states that the administration has proposed rules to streamline federal employee removal and the reduction-in-force process.
Assessments
Sen. Alsobrooks made a concrete legislative attempt by offering SA 5214 to protect civil servants from workforce reductions, but it was tabled and did not become law. A later June 3 executive order continued the federal workforce restructuring she sought to stop, so the promised outcome was not achieved. The record supports credit for effort, not delivery.