Rick Holgate
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Former Asst. Director/CIO & @ACTIAC executive committee member. Recovering engineer. Fond of fine food & drink. Dog rescuer. Philly guy in DC.
“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a career appointee in an agency may not be involuntarily reassigned—
(A) within 120 days after an appointment of the head of the agency;”
…so HHS had to “park” them on admin leave until the 120-day clock ran out
(A) within 120 days after an appointment of the head of the agency;”
…so HHS had to “park” them on admin leave until the 120-day clock ran out
May 10, 2025 at 1:38 AM
“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a career appointee in an agency may not be involuntarily reassigned—
(A) within 120 days after an appointment of the head of the agency;”
…so HHS had to “park” them on admin leave until the 120-day clock ran out
(A) within 120 days after an appointment of the head of the agency;”
…so HHS had to “park” them on admin leave until the 120-day clock ran out
I understand (from an HHS/CDC SES) that the issue here was that HHS forgot about the prohibition on SES reassignments immediately after a Secretary’s installed (www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...):
5 U.S. Code § 3395 - Reassignment and transfer within the Senior Executive Service
www.law.cornell.edu
May 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
I understand (from an HHS/CDC SES) that the issue here was that HHS forgot about the prohibition on SES reassignments immediately after a Secretary’s installed (www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...):
...and it almost happened not long ago off San Diego: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIuW...
Humpback whale almost swallows kayakers of California coast
YouTube video by KSDK News
www.youtube.com
February 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
...and it almost happened not long ago off San Diego: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIuW...