ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

April 12, 2017

The Army’s temporary civilian hiring freeze is over, but the implications are not yet clear concerning the Trump administration’s next step: an overhaul of the federal civilian workforce.

Lifting the hiring freeze “does not mean that the agencies will be free to hire willy-nilly,” said White House Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. The across-the-board freeze is being replaced “with a smarter plan, a more strategic plan, a more surgical plan.”

March 29, 2017

A former George W. Bush administration defense official is calling for a complete overhaul of the Defense Department’s civilian personnel system to separate them from other federal workers and to encourage the workforce to be more efficient and better equipped for their jobs.

The civilian workers of the Department of the Army were lauded at a luncheon on the third and final day of the Association of the U.S. Army’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Exposition.

“AUSA recognizes Army civilians are an integral part of the Army team, ensuring the readiness and well-being of soldiers and their families,” said John B. Nerger of the AUSA Advisory Board of Directors. “Army civilians provide unmatched expertise, stability and continuity to our force, qualities we depend upon for the Army to succeed at any mission it’s given.”