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handle is hein.crs/crsmthmbcbl0001 and id is 1 raw text is: CRS INSIGHT DOD Issues Additional Guidance on Federal Hiring Freeze March 20, 2017 (IN10671) Related Author * Kathryn A Francis Kathryn A. Francis, Analyst in Government Organization and Management (kfrancisZcrs bc gQv, 7-2351) On February 2, 2017, the Department of Defense (DOD) issued initial guidancc on implementing the federal hiring freeze instituted by President Trump-an order that suspends the hiring of civilian employees in the executive branch. On March 7, 2017, the DOD issued additional guidance (available upon request) that supplements the initial guidance by adding new exemptions from the freeze for (1) essential military and base operating services, (2) infrastructure sustainment, and (3) family readiness programs; delegating exemption approval authority to lower-level officials for exemptions required by law; and authorizing processing of all hiring actions (except job offers) for all non-exempt positions. DOD issued the additional guidance amid (1) reports that implementation of the hiring freeze, based on the initial guidance, has reduced or canceled services for military members and their families-particularly services at Child Development Centers (see Table 1); and (2) concerns that positions critical to military readiness are not explicitly exempt, such as those in the defense acquisition workf rce and some civilian positions at ship r and dtp. The reported service reductions and concerns may stem, in part, from implementation of initial department- and component-level guidance, particularly (1) the lack of exemptions for critical positions, (2) the interpretation and use of exemptions, (3) exemption approval processes, and (4) ongoing recruitment issues. Lack of Exemptions for Positions DOD's initial guidance does not appear to exempt positions that perform certainfamily readiness functions, such as base shopping services (see Table 1). The new family readiness exemption in DOD's additional guidance may address this issue. The additional guidance does not, however, explicitly address concerns raised over the lack of exemptions for positions affecting military readiness, such as de acqisitin and shipyard and depot positions not directly involved in managing inventory or maintaining equipment. The critical infrastructure sustainment and critical military and base operating services exemptions may partially cover such positions. Interpretation and Use of Exemptions

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