Executive Branch Vacancies Jeopardize Trump's Planned Reforms

Government Executive: For many senior government officials, June 30 is D-Day.

That’s when the Trump White House wants leaders at every agency to submit proposals to “maximize employee performance” as spelled out in an April memo from the Office of Management and Budget. OMB’s guidance aims to make good on President Trump’s March 13 executive order on a comprehensive plan for reorganizing the executive branch.” In other words, senior officials need to identify new efficiencies and possible staff cuts to be woven into next year’s budget proposals.

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