Trump Revokes Executive Order 13495

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Executive Order on Improving Federal Contractor Operations by Revoking Executive Order 13495
ECONOMY & JOBS

Issued on: October 31, 2019

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal Government procurement, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Revocation of Prior Order. Executive Order 13495 of January 30, 2009 (Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts), which requires that successor Federal contractors in certain circumstances offer a right of first refusal of employment to employees employed under the predecessor contract, is hereby revoked.

Sec. 2. Agency Implementation. The Secretary of Labor (Secretary), the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and heads of executive departments and agencies shall, consistent with law, promptly move to rescind any orders, rules, regulations, guidelines, programs, or policies implementing or enforcing Executive Order 13495.

Sec. 3. Enforcement. The Secretary shall terminate, effective immediately, any investigations or compliance actions based on Executive Order 13495.

Sec. 4. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department, agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

DONALD J. TRUMP

THE WHITE HOUSE,
October 31, 2019.

List of executive actions by Barack Obama

Executive Order 13495 | Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service

Revokes: Executive Order 13204, February 17, 2001 more info.
Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service

When a service contract expires, and a follow-on contract is awarded for the same service, at the same location, the successor contractor or its subcontractors often hires the majority of the predecessor's employees. On some occasions, however, a successor contractor or its subcontractors hires a new work force, thus displacing the predecessor's employees.

The Federal Government's procurement interests in economy and efficiency are served when the successor contractor hires the predecessor's employees. A carryover work force reduces disruption to the delivery of services during the period of transition between contractors and provides the Federal Government the benefits of an experienced and trained work force that is familiar with the Federal Government's personnel, facilities, and requirements.

Therefore, by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, 40 U.S.C. 101 et seq., and in order to promote economy and efficiency in Federal Government procurement, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. Policy. It is the policy of the Federal Government that service contracts and solicitations for such contracts shall include a clause that requires the contractor, and its subcontractors, under a contract that succeeds a contract for performance of the same or similar services at the same location, to offer those employees (other than managerial and supervisory employees) employed under the predecessor contract whose employment will be terminated as a result of the award of the successor contract, a right of first refusal of employment under the contract in positions for which they are qualified. There shall be no employment openings under the contract until such right of first refusal has been provided. Nothing in this order shall be construed to permit a contractor or subcontractor to fail to comply with any provision of any other Executive Order or law of the United States.

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The openings will be filled with Trump supporters.

[wasupaloopa]

1. Can he get any meaner?

[flor-de-jasmim]

2. Oh, yeah...

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Stephen Miller: hold my beer and watch this. NT

[Igel]

8. It's actually the last in a series of revocations.

It revokes Obama's 2009 EO.

But Obama's revoked Bush's 2001 EO.

However, Bush's EO simply revoked Clinton's 1994 EO.

Clinton's EO cited two concerns: Hardship to displaced workers and (secondly) minimization of any disruption in provision of services.

It's original with Clinton.

While I get the disruption bit, I also have to acknowledge that hardship to those fired is mitigated by the reduction in hardship of those hired. (There can be claims and counterclaims as to "but you know that the replacements will have worse working conditions" arguments, but they're all fairly belief-heavy and fact-free.)

[Turbineguy]

5. It's the smart play

Putin knows that one man can only do so much (especially one so lacking as trump) to destroy a government. Trump needs all the help he can get.

[dalton99a]

6. In order to promote economy and efficiency in corrupting and destroying the U.S. government

Fucking traitor

[central scrutinizer]

7. Patronage

Next to go will be the civil service regulations