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Proc 10196ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10196

Public Service Recognition Week, 2021

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In simple terms

President Biden proclaims May 2–8, 2021 as Public Service Recognition Week to honor federal, state, local, and tribal public servants. The proclamation includes a policy statement on protecting and empowering the federal workforce, referencing prior actions on COVID-19 safety, civil service protections, anti-discrimination measures, and a minimum wage increase for federal contractors.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 23857

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 86 FR 23857

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Public Service Recognition Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2 through May 8, 2021 as Public Service Recognition Week
  • Call upon all Americans to celebrate public servants

Related orders

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What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation designates May 2-8, 2021 as Public Service Recognition Week

Near term (90d)

  • Public Service Recognition Week observance (May 2-8, 2021)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation blends ceremonial observance with substantive policy claims about workforce protections, potentially overstating direct policy effects of this document
  • References to prior executive actions are descriptive/recounting rather than new directives in this proclamation
Proclamation 10196: Public Service Recognition Week, 2021 · Executive Orders