Director of the Office of Personnel Management
Executive orders directing the Director of the Office of Personnel Management · 27 in G.W. Bush · 185 all terms.
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27 shown · G.W. Bush
Granting Reciprocity on Excepted Service and Federal Contractor Employee Fitness and Reinvestigating Individuals in Positions of Public Trust
This executive order streamlines federal personnel vetting by requiring agencies to recognize prior fitness and suitability determinations for excepted service and contractor employees when criteria are equivalent. It also mandates periodic reinvestigation of individuals in positions of public trust under standards set by the Office of Personnel Management.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual federal pay adjustments for 2009, covering civilian employees under statutory pay systems, Senior Executive Service, executive/legislative/judicial branch officials, uniformed military personnel, and administrative law judges. It sets new pay rates via attached schedules and authorizes locality-based comparability payments, with most schedules taking effect on the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning on or after January 1, 2009.
Facilitation of a Presidential Transition
This executive order establishes a Presidential Transition Coordinating Council to facilitate the 2008-2009 presidential transition, requiring federal agencies to prepare briefing materials, coordinate orientation activities, and provide information equally to major party candidates. It supersedes the previous transition EO from 2000 and automatically expires on February 20, 2009 unless extended.
To Authorize Certain Noncompetitive Appointments in the Civil Service for Spouses of Certain Members of the Armed Forces
This executive order grants federal agencies authority to make noncompetitive appointments to competitive civil service positions for spouses of active-duty military members relocating on permanent change of station orders, spouses of totally disabled retired or separated service members, and unremarried widows or widowers of service members killed on active duty. The policy aims to support military recruitment and retention by easing employment barriers for military families.
Reforming Processes Related to Suitability for Government Employment, Fitness for Contractor Employees, and Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information
This executive order reforms and aligns the federal government's processes for determining whether individuals are suitable for government employment, fit for contractor work, or eligible for access to classified information. It establishes a Performance Accountability Council, designates executive agents for suitability (OPM) and security (DNI), mandates reciprocity between agencies, and introduces continuous evaluation for security clearances.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual federal pay adjustments for 2008, covering civilian employees, senior executives, military personnel, judges, members of Congress, the Vice President, and administrative law judges. It sets specific effective dates for military pay (January 1, 2008) and other federal pay systems (first pay period on or after January 1, 2008), while superseding the previous year's pay order.
Assignment of Reporting Function
This memorandum assigns the President's reporting function under 5 U.S.C. § 9003(d)(3) to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It is a routine administrative delegation of a statutory reporting duty with no policy changes or substantive directives.
National Security Professional Development
This executive order establishes a framework to improve national security workforce capabilities by requiring a National Strategy for professional development, creating an interagency Steering Committee chaired by OPM, and directing agency heads to enhance education, training, and cross-government assignment opportunities for security professionals. It specifically assigns implementation roles to Defense, State, Intelligence, and Homeland Security for their respective personnel systems.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal civilian employees, military personnel, and certain high-ranking officials including members of Congress, judges, and the Vice President. It sets specific effective dates for different pay schedules and supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order.
Assignment of Certain Pay-Related Functions
This executive order delegates specific presidential pay-setting authorities under title 5 of the U.S. Code to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. It also revokes and renumbers sections of two prior executive orders (12748 and 12828) that had previously assigned these functions.
Improving Assistance for Disaster Victims
This executive order establishes an interagency Task Force on Disaster Assistance Coordination to develop a plan streamlining federal disaster assistance delivery. The plan must include a centralized application process, a clearinghouse for assistance information, reduced duplication, and fraud controls, with phased implementation by December 31, 2008. The Secretary of Homeland Security must submit the plan to the President by March 1, 2007, with quarterly progress reports thereafter until implementation is complete.
Responsibilities of Federal Departments and Agencies With Respect to Volunteer Community Service
This executive order requires every federal agency to designate a senior-level liaison for volunteer community service within 20 days, charged with promoting employee volunteering, coordinating with the USA Freedom Corps, and submitting annual reports with performance metrics. It revokes a 1992 predecessor order and establishes a reporting structure to measure agency volunteer service activities.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees across multiple pay systems, including the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service, military personnel, federal judges, members of Congress, and the Vice President. The pay increases take effect January 1, 2006, or the first applicable pay period thereafter, superseding the previous year's order.
Strengthening Processes Relating to Determining Eligibility for Access to Classified National Security Information
This executive order directs the OMB Director to centralize and standardize security clearance processes across federal agencies, with authority to assign, supervise, and issue guidelines for determining eligibility to access classified national security information, including SCI and special access programs. The order includes a built-in expiration mechanism and requires a progress report to the President.
Designation of Officers of the Office of Personnel Management to Act as Director of the Office of Personnel Management
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management when both the Director and Deputy Director are unable to serve, listing 11 OPM officers in priority order. It supersedes a 2003 memorandum on the same topic and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this order under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees, military personnel, judges, members of Congress, and other government officials effective January 1, 2005, as authorized by various statutes. It supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order (EO 13332) and attaches detailed pay schedules for ten different compensation categories.
Individuals With Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
This executive order establishes a federal policy requiring agencies to consider the unique needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency preparedness planning for disasters and terrorism. It creates an Interagency Coordinating Council within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate implementation, review agency actions, and submit annual reports to the President on progress and best practices.
Incentives for the Use of Health Information Technology and Establishing the Position of the National Health Information Technology Coordinator
This executive order creates the position of National Health Information Technology Coordinator within HHS to lead development of a nationwide interoperable health IT infrastructure. It mandates multiple reports within 90 days on incentives for health IT adoption and directs the Coordinator to produce a strategic plan for reducing medical errors and improving care quality through technology.
Further Adjustment of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order adjusts federal pay rates across multiple government pay systems, including the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service, military personnel, judges, and members of Congress, with schedules effective January 1, 2004 or the first pay period thereafter. It supersedes a prior pay adjustment order from December 2003 and delegates implementation authority to the Office of Personnel Management for locality-based payments.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees, military personnel, judges, and other government officials effective in early 2004. It supersedes the previous year's pay order and establishes new salary schedules across ten categories of federal compensation.
Delegation of Authority Under Section 204(a) of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-174)
This memorandum delegates presidential authority under Section 204(a) of the No FEAR Act to the OPM Director, requiring that regulations account for agencies' mission needs including diplomatic, military, intelligence, law enforcement, security, and protective functions, with mandatory consultation of the Attorney General.
Designation of Officers of the Office of Personnel Management to Act as Director of the Office of Personnel Management
This memorandum establishes the order of succession for acting Director of the Office of Personnel Management when both the Director and Deputy Director are unavailable. It lists eleven OPM officers in priority order and preserves presidential discretion to depart from this succession order under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees across multiple pay systems, including the General Schedule, Senior Executive Service, Executive Schedule, Vice President and Congress, judges, uniformed services, and administrative law judges. It also establishes locality-based comparability payments and supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order.
Adjustments of Certain Rates of Pay
This executive order implements annual pay adjustments for federal employees, military personnel, judges, and members of Congress effective January 1, 2002, as authorized by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 and other statutes. It supersedes the previous year's pay adjustment order and directs the Office of Personnel Management to implement locality-based pay adjustments.
Implementing Government Reform
This memorandum establishes Chief Operating Officers in federal agencies, creates the President's Management Council to coordinate government reform, and revokes a 1993 Clinton administration management reform memorandum. It directs agencies to implement citizen-centered, results-oriented, market-based management reforms.
21st Century Workforce Initiative
This executive order establishes the Office of the 21st Century Workforce within the Department of Labor and a 13-member presidential advisory council to study workforce challenges including technological change, globalization, and skills gaps. The Council is tasked with assessing workforce trends and recommending policy changes, but terminates automatically after two years unless extended by the President. The order also amends a prior Clinton-era training technology advisory committee and revokes another Clinton commission on economic change.
Revocation of Executive Order and Presidential Memorandum Concerning Labor-Management Partnerships
This executive order revokes the Clinton-era Executive Order 12871 and a related 1999 memorandum that had established labor-management partnerships across federal agencies, immediately dissolving the National Partnership Council. It directs agencies to rescind implementing rules and policies, while explicitly protecting existing collective bargaining agreements.