Trump moves to limit outsourcing of government work – By Jessie Bur (Federal Times) / Aug 5 2020
Federal agency heads will be expected to review the contracts their organizations have awarded over the past two years to determine whether those contractors or subcontractors used labor from or performed work outside the United States.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Aug. 3 aimed at making federal contracting and hiring more beneficial for American workers.
“The head of each agency that enters into contracts shall assess any negative impact of contractors’ and subcontractors’ temporary foreign labor hiring practices or offshoring practices on the economy and efficiency of Federal procurement and on the national security, and propose action, if necessary and as appropriate and consistent with applicable law, to improve the economy and efficiency of federal procurement and protect the national security,” the order states.
The order also requires agency heads to review their employee hiring practices to ensure that such practices meet with the legal requirements that all employees hired under the competitive service are U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents seeking citizenship, refugee and asylum recipients who intend to seek citizenship or a person who owes allegiance to the United States.
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