EPA resumes internal reshuffle planning
EPA is proceeding with some aspects of its reshuffling following a court order freezing reorganization and layoff plans.
That includes some program managers continuing interviews with staffers — primarily in the agency's research office — who applied for reassignments to other offices, according to an internal email shared with POLITICO's E&E News.
'EPA is complying with the court's preliminary injunction,' the agency's press office said in response to questions about resuming reassignment interviews. 'In line with the court's order and guidance received by the Department of Justice, EPA is moving forward with only reorganization planning activities.'
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A judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued on May 22 a sweeping injunction that put a pause on dozens of agencies' reorganization or reduction-in-force plans, declaring such plans require authorization from Congress before continuing. The government has appealed the ruling.
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