The Trump administration's efforts to reduce the federal government by providing the amount to the acquisition of federal government employees are questioning their implementation and legality.
The offer is to exempt President Trump's new return delegation to the federal employee who chose to resign about eight months of salary and benefits.
According to the Trump's top allies, Elon Musk, who had been working on his efforts, told the employees that they would “take the vacation you always want or watch the movie.” 。
However, the vague language of the offer is igniting skepticism, asking the workers to refuse transactions while questioning whether the government has the legal authority to do it.
“It looks like another hurrying Trump fraud,” said Senator Chris Van Horen (D-MD.) On behalf of the state where many federal employees were employees, “Iron Mask. The inventor is called.
“I know that Donald Trump has a history of not following commitments.”
JACQUELINE SIMON, one of the major federal employee unions, the US government's Policy Director, Jacqueline Simon, that many of the workers should handle their offer.
“If it's too good, it's probably not true, it's a wonderful example of an old maxim,” he questioned the legal nature of the plan, and the scales of the stop for the time being. He said he was maintaining funds.
“We are under A [continuing resolution] It is legal that OPM must do this, not the institution itself, because it will expire in mid -March, so that the whole idea that it will promise full wage and profits without work for 7 or 8 months. I can't find authority. She continued using the abbreviation of the Human Resources Management Bureau (OPM).
A legal professional who spoke to the hill said that this movement was probably violating the anti -intellectual law. This prohibits the government's expenses beyond what is dialed by the budget, and requires the use of federal funding as intended.
“The spending method is very clear [are] Simon says to the institution to spend money and hire people to hire people to execute the function of an agency instead of sitting at home. “
“Of course, even if many federal government employees sign up to this Cochami Mischim, simply remove what no one notices is, based on a completely wrong premise. Services provided by the federal government. “
A member of the DC region's representative of the federal workers opposed the transaction.
Senator Mark Warner (D-VA.) Said the plans in line with Russell Vort.
“Is there a way to make our bureaucracy more effective? Amen, but I run a business. You go randomly and say,” Oh, I want you to quit. ” there is no. What does that mean if our best scientists quit and our people who protect our food safety? “
In addition, several members of the Diet pointed out that the federal government employees should be wary of transactions, so they pointed out a prompt withdrawal by Trump of OMB memo on funding. The memo was to freeze the federal government, but was brought back the day after it was announced.
“As soon as I heard about it, I was surprised that there were many blades in the apple,” said Senator Tim Kane (D-VA.). I was wondering.
“So, if you resign, are you going to get a salary? As soon as you say” I have resigned “, you send it, and the administration says,” Oh, that person is. I don't want to work with us. ” That may not be that good. If they decide 48 hours later, what if they said, “Well, let's start over again?” “
According to e -mail sent to federal workers, workers who want to receive an offer must make a decision until February 6.
“Despite being trying to decide by February 6, I just don't act hard,” Kane said.
Wednesday Trump explained as a way to reduce the government.
“We are demanding that they will appear or be fired for work,” said Trump on a bill to sign at the White House.
“The government will be smaller and more efficient because we believe so many people will not appear in work,” said Trump. “And that's frankly, we've been trying to do it for decades.”
Mr. Trump said that many government officials who work remotely said they were “not working” or “not very productive.” He also suggested that his administration may also call the federal workers to prove that they did not have another job in addition to their role.
The White House has argued that Trump is within his legal authority to take such a drastic action to ul the federal workers. Wednesday spokesman called for a resignation offer to be “absolutely false.”
“This is a proposal to the Federal Workers, suggesting that they have to return to work,” said Calorin Leavit. “Otherwise, they have the option to resign, and the government provides very generally paying them for eight months.”
Livit calls the fact that the federal workers' bands are not working from the office, and their situations appear to work directly to work directly to work as legal execution agencies, teachers, and nurses. I compared it.
“This is an overwhelmingly popular policy for people other than Washington DC,” said Reavit. “The president exercises this, and his administration keeps his promise.”
The federal government has already established a way to reduce the size of labor.
It can reduce power and provide an incentive payment for spontaneous “separation”. These are usually concluded for $ 25,000, and the staff needs to end employment immediately, not for months.
However, the new offer from Trump is far away from these plans and is unique in its wide range of properties.
Simon said that if the government failed to pay for the acquisition federal workers, Simon could have a lawsuit.
“They can't make these promises and they are promised that they shouldn't make it,” she said. “In other words, why do Americans need to do their job, why do they pay people to stay at home?”
