President Donald Trump on Monday sought to downplay tension with Dr. Anthony Fauci after a White House official shared a statement that appeared to undermine the nation's leading infectious disease expert.
"I have a very good relationship with Dr. Fauci, I've had for a long time," Trump said at the White House during a roundtable event honoring police officers. "I find him to be a very nice person. I don't always agree with him."
A senior administration official also told CNN on Monday that recent frustration with Fauci does not stem from a lack of confidence in him. "It's not a crisis in confidence or a warning shot," the official said, adding it would be difficult to fire Fauci.
Sets forth the responsibilities of the General Accounting Office (GAO) including the submission of annual report to the President and the Congress on the activities of the Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) and of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
=Title II: Civil Service Functions; Performance Appraisal; Adverse Actions= - Abolishes the Civil Service Commission. Establishes within the Executive Branch the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to which the President is authorized to delegate authority for personnel management functions, and which, in turn, is authorized to delegate such authority to the heads of Federal agencies. Prohibits the Director from delegating open competitive examination authority for positions common to agencies in the Federal Government.
Provides that the Director of OPM shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, have a four-year term of office, and be compensated at the rate of basic pay applicable to positions in level II of the Executive Schedule. Provides that the Deputy Director of OPM and the Chairman of the Merit Systems Protection Board shall be compensated at the level III rate and the Associate Directors of OPM and the members of the Merit Systems Protection Board at the level V rate.
Establishes the Merit System Protection Board made up of three members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to seven-year terms who may be removed only for cause (as contrasted with the present Civil Service Commissioners who serve at the will of the President). Grants to the Board the power to: (1) hear and adjudicate matters within its jurisdiction; (2) enforce its orders; (3) conduct special studies; (4) issue rules and regulations necessary to perform its functions; and (5) reveiw rules and regulations of OPM.
Conference report filed in House (10/05/1978)
(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1717)
Civil Service Reform Act - =Title I: Merit System Principles= - Enumerates the principles of the merit system in the Federal work force. Prohibits the taking of personnel actions to discriminate against a Federal employee on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, age, handicapping conditions, marital status, or political affiliation. Prohibits, generally, taking or influencing personnel actions for political or other nonmerit reasons and nepotism.
Makes the head of each agency responsible for the prevention of prohibited personnel practices, for the compliance with and enforcement of applicable civil service laws, rules and regulations, and for other aspects of personnel management.
Continues: (1) the right or remedy available to employees or applicants for employment in the civil service; and (2) equal employment opportunity through affirmative action provided under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable Statutory law prohibiting discrimination.
Provides for the protection of employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation who disclose to the Attorney General information believed to evidence prohibited personnel practices in the Bureau.
Under federal law, Trump doesn't have the power to directly fire Fauci, a career civil servant, and remove him from government. And while Trump could try ordering his political appointees to dismiss the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci could appeal -- a time-consuming process.
The President does, however, have the power to sideline Fauci, keeping him away from press briefings and media interviews -- as has happened in recent weeks, though Fauci has proven adept at pushing his message through different channels.
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