OPM Director
Executive orders directing the OPM Director · 12 in G.W. Bush · 70 all terms.
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12 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.