Noon eastern. Oklahoma senator James Langford chairs this twohour hearing. Good morning and welcome. Sub Committee Hearing entitling the work force and the Sub Committee will work to find solutions to the recognized challenges from effectively serving the american people. Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants help protect our communities and keep our airports running safely and smoothly and military running extremely effectively. We are grateful and interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is often obje obstructed by a culture. A culture does not differentiate between those who excel. They often complain harm workplace moral and raise concerns that compensation is not related to ones job performance. The office of federal Employee Viewpoint survey found 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs.
Federal agencies employ some of the best and brightest individuals this country has to offer. Every day federal Civil Servants provide essentially care for veterans, keep airports running safely and smoothly. We are grateful for their diligence and are interested in their ideas and concerns. The important work of our federal employees is obstructed by a culture that rewards attendance over initiative, one that does not differentiate between poor performers and those who excel. In fact, it is the high performing often complain that under performing count parts harm work place moral and raise concerns that compensation is not appropriately related to performance. For instance, the office of Personnel Management 2016 federal Employee Viewpoint survey found that a mere 22 of employees agreed with this statement. Pay raises depend on how well employees perform their jobs. While the government fails to appropriately compensate employees based on performance managers and Agency Executive face
On the eve of his first 100 days in office . Trump hits that mark saturday but calls it a artificial barrier and not meaningful, a different kind of presidency, he says. A looming shutdown is five days away. The administrations persistence to get the border wall funded could complicate matters. The Administration Says at a later date, mexico will be paying in some form. Heres budget director mulvaney. We dont think theres a structural reason that the house and senate cannot do both in a week. If we can have an agreement by the end of the day on keeping the government open, that can get done this week. If the house at least can get its ducks in a row this week to vote on health care, they can do that, as well. As of this morning, Reince Priebus seemed to be backpedaling. I think that as long as the president s priorities are adequately reflected in the c. R. And allows us to get moving with an increase in military spending and rebuilding of our military, as he promised in one of your bu