neschultz wrote:
Clarification on National Park Service Hiring from OMB includes this exemption "Appointment of seasonal employees and short-term temporary employees necessary to meet traditionally recurring seasonal workloads, provided that the agency informs its OMB Resource Management Office in writing in advance of its hiring plans.".
Thank you...this is good news It is always good when we have posters here who actually cite factual info and then link to it as well. As was previously said by B. and myself, the agencies are working on this and will be providing info up the line.
"It is not yet clear which employees the freeze applies to. The Ex. Order was broad and agencies are working out the details and to whom it applies. Agencies are working on their rationale for justifying seasonal hires and will be feeding that information up the channels." And then a few days after the Executive Order was issued, OMB provides some clarification to agencies. So this will eventually be worked out. However, it may cause a some delay in the hiring process, because the exception is not absolute. Agencies have to provide rationale, someone at the Washington office level has to read and approve it, and then permission has to come back down. But as we said, it will be worked out. It has been done before.
But it is good news that OMB has now issued guidance on how to proceed. Those of us familiar with how government operates (or in some cases doesn't operate) know that laws and executive orders don't have all the details included in them. Those have to be worked out. Almost all laws passed end up being codified in regulations. And those regulations also get more operational detail in agency manuals and handbooks. Yes, I know it sounds bureaucratic and it is. Maybe some things may change now, but maybe not.
