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Despite multiple lawsuits challenging Trump's executive order, some federal agencies have already canceled collective bargaining agreements, while others are simply ignoring them.
The notice Jenna Norton received said she was being put on paid leave not for disciplinary reasons, but she suspects it is in response to public comments she's made, warning that funding and staffing cuts at NIH are harming the American public.
Norton believes she has a right and an obligation to speak out about matters of public interest.
The Trump administration faces multiple lawsuits over its firing of federal workers and cancellation of grants, including at NIH.
The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees NIH, did not respond to NPR's request for comment.
Job applicants are asked to identify one or two of the president's executive orders or policy priorities that are significant to them and explain how they'd help implement them.
According to the lawsuit, the question has appeared on close to 6,000 federal job listings for positions that have nothing to do with politics, including research biologist and air traffic control specialist.
The Office of Personnel Management has told agencies not to disqualify applicants who don't respond, saying it shouldn't be used as an ideological litmus test.
Still, the plaintiffs in the case argue the essay question does amount to an unlawful loyalty test, one that puts partisan politics over expertise.
The plan emphasizes recruiting candidates the administration sees as patriotic. It includes a questionnaire for most job applicants that asks about their commitment to the Constitution, how they would improve government efficiency, and how they'd help advance President Trump's executive orders. The plan also takes aim at efforts by previous administrations to diversify the workforce.
The plan emphasizes recruiting candidates the administration sees as patriotic. It includes a questionnaire for most job applicants that asks about their commitment to the Constitution, how they would improve government efficiency, and how they'd help advance President Trump's executive orders. The plan also takes aim at efforts by previous administrations to diversify the workforce.
It calls on agencies to stop using statistics on race, sex, ethnicity, or the concept of underrepresentation in any personnel decisions, and to stop disseminating such data. The government says it will focus recruiting efforts at state universities, religious colleges, community colleges, and homeschooling groups, among other places. Andrea Xu, NPR News.
It calls on agencies to stop using statistics on race, sex, ethnicity, or the concept of underrepresentation in any personnel decisions, and to stop disseminating such data. The government says it will focus recruiting efforts at state universities, religious colleges, community colleges, and homeschooling groups, among other places. Andrea Xu, NPR News.
U.S. District Judge Susan Ilsten has ordered the Trump administration to stop issuing new reorganization plans and new layoff notices for now. She wrote that with the kinds of dramatic staff reductions that were afoot, agencies would not be able to do what Congress had directed them to do.
U.S. District Judge Susan Ilsten has ordered the Trump administration to stop issuing new reorganization plans and new layoff notices for now. She wrote that with the kinds of dramatic staff reductions that were afoot, agencies would not be able to do what Congress had directed them to do.
She said while the president may set policy priorities for the executive branch, he cannot initiate any large-scale reorganization without partnering with Congress. and agencies may not make changes that intentionally or negligently flout the tasks Congress has assigned them. The Trump administration has appealed her decision and has also asked the Supreme Court to intervene. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.
She said while the president may set policy priorities for the executive branch, he cannot initiate any large-scale reorganization without partnering with Congress. and agencies may not make changes that intentionally or negligently flout the tasks Congress has assigned them. The Trump administration has appealed her decision and has also asked the Supreme Court to intervene. Andrea Hsu, NPR News.