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NARFE Issues Statement in Response to Trump Administration’s Threat to Furlough, Lay Off OPM Employees

Alexandria, Va. (June 19, 2019) – In response to a report in today’s Washington Post that the Trump administration has threatened to furlough or lay off OPM employees, NARFE National President Ken Thomas issued the following statement:

“The Administration’s proposal to reorganize OPM has been met with bipartisan and broad skepticism and opposition from members of Congress, stakeholders, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and inspectors general. In response, the Administration appears to be taking vengeance by furloughing the hard-working employees of OPM, further weakening its ability to carry out its mission. Considering that the president has threatened shutdowns and loss of work for federal employees in the past, this new proposal-while alarming, irrational and completely unnecessary-comes as no surprise. We call on Congress to meet this threat with a strong and resilient response.”

About NARFE

The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) was founded in 1921 with the mission of protecting the earned rights and benefits of America’s active and retired federal workers. One of the largest federal employee/retiree organizations, NARFE represents the interests of 5 million current and future federal and postal annuitants, spouses and survivors. 

CONTACT:
Jill Talley
NARFE Director of Public Relations
jtalley@narfe.org
(703) 838-7760