VA Ditches Dusty EO Rules for Smoother Staff Shenanigans
Published Date: 4/17/2025
Notice
Summary
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs can now pause certain rules from an older Executive Order for parts of the VA he oversees. This means those VA sections will follow different labor-management rules, making things simpler and clearer. This change starts right away and could affect how VA employees and managers work together, but it doesn’t change any money matters.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
VA Secretary May Suspend EO Sections
An Executive Order issued March 27, 2025 gives the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the authority to suspend the application of section 1-402 or 1-404 of Executive Order 12171 for any VA subdivision he supervises. When suspended, those VA subdivisions are placed under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, which changes which labor-management rules apply and is intended to make rules simpler and clearer. The change takes effect immediately.
No Change to VA Money Matters
The order does not change any money matters. It does not alter pay, benefits, or other financial terms for VA employees as part of this suspension.
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