Federal Government Policy and Business

Lawmaker Questions Oversight of Agencies’ Buyout, Early Retirement Offers

Government Executive: One member of Congress is worried about the Trump administration’s oversight of agencies’ efforts to cut their workforces, seeking more information on how it will approve reduction programs.

Agencies have previously failed to effectively implement separation incentives designed to reduce and reshape their workforces, Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer, R-Mo., wrote in a letter he plans to send to acting Office of Personnel Management Director Kathleen McGettigan, adding those mistakes should be avoided as agencies look to fulfill the administration’s requirement to trim their rolls. Luetkemeyer specifically blamed OPM for failing to ensure workforce reduction efforts were carefully considered and meeting achievable goals.

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