Exclusions From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program
Jan 17, 2017
Jan 17, 2017
Summary
Removes certain Department of Defense groups from federal worker-management rules because their main job is intelligence or national security work.
What problem does this solve?
Some defense groups doing secret national security work were part of federal worker-management programs, which could cause problems for their missions. This order takes those specific groups out of the program to protect national security.
What does this order do?
Excludes defense agencies from labor relations program
Determines that specific Department of Defense agencies have a primary function of intelligence or national security work and cannot be subject to federal labor-management relations rules.
Updates excluded Department of the Army units
Revises the list of excluded Army units to include intelligence offices (G-2), the Intelligence and Security Command, Cyber Command, and Special Operations Command, among others.
Updates excluded Department of the Navy units
Revises the list of excluded Navy units, including the Office of Naval Intelligence, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Fleet Cyber Command, and Marine Corps Intelligence.
Updates excluded Department of the Air Force units
Revises the list of excluded Air Force units, such as the 24th and 25th Air Force, the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
Adds other defense agencies to exclusion list
Adds several other defense agencies to the exclusion list, including the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the National Reconnaissance Office, and the White House Communications Agency.
Who does this affect?
- Department of Defense employees
- Federal employee unions
What is the real world impact?
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Protects national security operations
Ensures that sensitive intelligence and security work within the Department of Defense is not hindered by federal labor-management rules, which might not be suitable for such missions.
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Limits federal employee union rights
Reduces the ability of federal employees in certain defense agencies to organize and bargain collectively. This could weaken worker protections and give management more power over employment conditions.
When does this start?
This order takes effect immediately as of January 12, 2017.