House Democrats Recommend Zero Money for OPM Reorganization

Government Executive: House Democrats on the committee that oversees the Office of Personnel Management on Thursday asked their colleagues on the Appropriations Committee to reject a White House request for money to transfer the majority of OPM’s functions to the General Services Administration.

Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Reform Committee penned a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., and ranking member Kay Granger, R-Texas, urging them not to include money requested by the Trump administration to facilitate the reorganization of the government’s HR agency, citing a lack of rationale or legal authority for the move.

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