WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and more than ten of his Senate colleagues are urging the Trump Administration's Office of Personnel Management (OPM) against implementing two rules that would severely weaken longstanding civil service protections for federal employees. The Senators submitted two letters for OPM's official comment periods on its proposed rules regarding Suitability Action and Reduction in Force (RIF) appeals.
In the first letter, the Senators urged OPM to reject its proposed rule that would transfer jurisdiction over suitability action appeals when an employee or prospective employee is deemed unsuitable for federal service from the Mer...