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Proclamation 9607

Public Service Recognition Week, 2017

This proclamation designates May 7-13, 2017 as Public Service Recognition Week to honor civil servants. It references a prior executive order on reorganizing the executive branch and encourages government agencies to observe the week with appropriate programs.

Federal Register Open PDF 82 FR 21903

Impact dates

  1. Public Service Recognition Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 7 through May 13, 2017 as Public Service Recognition Week
  • Call upon Americans and all Federal, State, tribal, and local government agencies to recognize public servants and observe this week through appropriate programs and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing
  • Designation of May 7-13, 2017 as Public Service Recognition Week

Near term (90d)

  • Observation of Public Service Recognition Week (May 7-13, 2017)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation mixes ceremonial recognition with political messaging about executive branch reorganization
  • Reference to 'modernization efforts of the past' implies critique of prior administration without explicit policy reversal
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