# 2025-05836: President Tweaks Labor Rules for Secret Government Jobs

2025-05836, Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-04-03, effective 2025-03-27 (as of 2026-11-04).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05836
- As of: 2026-11-04
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-05836
- Title: Exclusions From Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 14553
- Published: 2025-04-03
- Effective: 2025-03-27
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-11-04

## In one line

President Tweaks Labor Rules for Secret Government Jobs

## Summary

The President just updated rules to exclude certain government agencies that handle secret or security work from regular labor-management programs. This means these agencies, like parts of Defense, State, and Health, won’t follow usual labor rules to keep national security tight. These changes start right away and help protect sensitive jobs without affecting government budgets.

## Effects PRIA read

- Many Agencies Removed From Federal Bargaining: cost, high. If you work for any of the agencies or subdivisions listed in sections 1-401 through 1-419 and 1-501 through 1-502 of the order (for example: Department of State; much of the Department of Defense; Department of the Treasury except the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Department of Veterans Affair…
- DoD and VA Can Restore Bargaining Coverage: mixed, medium. The Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs can issue orders to suspend the exclusion and bring subdivisions of their departments back under Chapter 71 coverage, but only if the Secretary certifies to the President that Chapter 71 can be applied consistently with national security and the certi…
- Transportation Secretary May Exclude DOT/FAA Units: cost, medium. The Secretary of Transportation may issue orders excluding any subdivision of the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Aviation Administration, from Chapter 71 coverage, and may suspend coverage for any DOT installation or activity located outside the 50 States and the District of Co…
- Reassignments and Termination of Grievances After Exclusion: cost, medium. For employees who were previously in bargaining units but are now excepted under this order, when the applicable collective bargaining agreement ends the agency must reassign any employees who performed non-agency business so they perform only agency business, and the agency must terminate particip…

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## Sources
- [2025-05836 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/04/03/2025-05836/exclusions-from-federal-labor-management-relations-programs)
- [2025-05836 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-04-03/pdf/2025-05836.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-05836 (as of 2026-11-04).