Where’s WALDO Act
Sponsored By: Senator Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Director of the Office of Personnel Management to build a public, searchable website listing every federal civil service employee by position and pay. It also would require annual, agency-by-agency reports on the number and total cost of contract workers.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Public federal workforce pay and contracts
This bill would require the OPM Director to build a searchable public website within 18 months. The site would list every civil service worker. For each worker it would show job title, duties, and agency. It would also show the main duty station, yearly basic pay including bonuses, and the appointment date. The bill would also require OPM to publish a report within 1 year, and every year after. Each report would show how many contract employees worked and the total cost. Reports would break the numbers down by agency. The bill would define "contract employee" to include contractor staff and individuals who contract directly with the government.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
IA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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