Fed Hiring Freeze

[Anonymous]

Our agency head told us yesterday they are moving forward with all who had TO's and/or FO's prior to the 22nd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our agency head told us yesterday they are moving forward with all who had TO's and/or FO's prior to the 22nd.

What agency?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure if this was brought up but from looking at usajobs, there are still vacancies before and after the freeze date posted. Wouldn't they be purged or canceled if they aren't national security related jobs?

You would think but this is the government again, lol

Could be govt inefficiency or could be the ridiculous belief that many gov't agencies have (USAO being one of them) that they will keep interviewing frantically during a freeze so that when a freeze lifts, they are ready to make offers. That works in theory except we've had freezes go on for 3 yrs -- so if you interviewed someone 3 yrs ago and decide they were getting an offer -- 3 yrs later when you can make an offer, they have moved on with their lives and may not even want that job any longer so then you start over again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also have a TO and a tentative start date of Feb 21. No word yet from my HR Rep, but until this morning I was thinking the 'worst case' is that my start date would get pushed back a couple of months.

But this morning I found this:

https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/OSD000467-17-RES-Final.pdf

A RIF would definitely make federal employment in the coming months very challenging.

That's not saying that there will be a RIF, it's changing the policy that a RIF would be enacted, and it's about damn time. It would force some of dinosaurs sitting on GS-14 and 15 positions out of their damn broom closets and out the door, and keep the people actually getting the work done.

[Anonymous]

Check out the front page of Govexec.com. DOD now would look more at job performance instead of tenure for RIF. About time!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out the front page of Govexec.com. DOD now would look more at job performance instead of tenure for RIF. About time!

I am not sure how they are going to be fair about this though for different ranking systems. Some are just acceptable/unacceptable, while some go up to outstanding. The memo said that if you are outstanding you get 5 points, acceptable 3 and unacceptable 1. If your current organization doesn't make outstanding an option, how is that fair? The memo clearly said if you are on an acceptable/unacceptable scale you get either 3 or 1 points.

[Anonymous]

Refugee officers RAIO are being sent back, all services halted.

[Anonymous]

Does the hiring freeze apply to independent agencies, like the FCC and FTC?

[Anonymous]

Our agency head told us yesterday they are moving forward with all who had TO's and/or FO's prior to the 22nd.


What agency is this?

[Anonymous]

VA confirmed people with start date PRIOR to Feb 22nd are good to still start.

Seems like more departments are following the OMB memo after all.

[Anonymous]

DOS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the hiring freeze apply to independent agencies, like the FCC and FTC?

FCC might be eliminated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the hiring freeze apply to independent agencies, like the FCC and FTC?

FCC might be eliminated.

I thought FCC Chairman was just selected? Ajit Pai.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I also have a TO and a tentative start date of Feb 21. No word yet from my HR Rep, but until this morning I was thinking the 'worst case' is that my start date would get pushed back a couple of months.

But this morning I found this:

https://www.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/OSD000467-17-RES-Final.pdf

A RIF would definitely make federal employment in the coming months very challenging.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does the hiring freeze apply to independent agencies, like the FCC and FTC?

FCC might be eliminated.

I thought FCC Chairman was just selected? Ajit Pai.

So?