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Message From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Binion, Thomas [Thomas.Binion@heritage.org] 3/22/2018 6:16:29 PM Binion, Thomas [Thomas.Binion@heritage.org] FW: Improving the Federal Workforce through Commonsense Hiring and Firing Practices Federal Workforce.docx Dear White House Liaisons: I thought you might find this briefing interesting. Additionally, we'll be hosting a lunch immediately after the panel with the speakers: a great chance to ask questions and dive deeper into federal workforce issues. Let me know if you can make it. Best, Tommy Thomas Binion Director, Congressional and Executive Branch Relations The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue. NE Washington. DC 20002 heritage.org From: "Hilboldt, John" <john.hilboldt@heritage.org> Date: Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 4:55 PM To: "Hilboldt, John" <j ohn.hilboldt@heritage.org> Subject: Improving the Federal Workforce through Commonsense Hiring and Firing Practices See attached. Please distribute to ail appropriate departmental and personal contact lists. Thank you. LECTURES AND Improving the Federal Workforce through Commonsense Hiring and Firing Practices Featuring a Panel Discussion with Bob Gilson Senior Labor and Employee Relations Advisor, RGS Inc. Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00144159-00001 Bill Valdez President, Senior Executives Association Bob Dietrich Instructor, Graduate School USA, and Freelance Federal HR Consultant Moderated by Rachel Greszler Research Fellow in Budget, Economics and Entitlements The Heritage Foundation In his 2018 State of the Union address, President Trump called on Congress "to empower every Cabinet Secretary with the authority to reward good workers and to remove federal employees who undermine the public trust or fail the American people." It takes about a year and a half, on average, to fire a federal employee. The lengthy and cumbersome dismissal process inhibits government efficiency and can nurture a toxic work environment, characterized by lack of discipline and reduced employee morale. It is also unnecessarily burdensome to hire federal employees. The highly regulated process prevents federal managers from being able to hire the workforce they need at the time they need it and causes the federal government to lose out on hiring some of its best candidates. Please join us for a panel discussion, featuring experts with decades each of experience in federal labor relations. They will discuss the problems with the federal government's current hiring and firing systems and explore commonsense solutions to address them. Monday, March 26, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. The Heritage Foundation's Lehrman Auditorium RSVP online, or cal! (202) 675-1752 All events may be viewed live at heritage.org News media inquiries, call (202) 675-1761 Heritage fbundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, D.C. 20002 | (800) 546-2843 Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 5 ED 002061 00144159-00002