📄Department of Labor Confirms Removal of Obsolete Grant Regulations
The Department of Labor (Department) is confirming the effective date of September 2, 2025, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on July 1, 2025. This direct final rule removed obsolete grant and contract regulations in the Department of Labor's regulations. These grant and contract regulations were superseded by the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Guidance for Grants and Agreements, codified in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), which the Department adopted and gave regulatory effect to in 2014. Accordingly, these regulations were no longer necessary, and the Department removed the regulations from the CFR since they are no longer operative.
Learn More⚖️VA Suspends Sections of Executive Order 12171 Affecting Labor Relations
An Executive Order (E.O.), issued on March 27, 2025, provides the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) with delegated authority to suspend the application of sections of a separate Executive Order to any subdivision of the VA that he supervises, thereby bringing those subdivisions under the coverage of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.
Learn More🛡️Executive Order 14251
Executive Order 14251 addresses exclusions from federal labor-management relations programs for agencies engaged in national security work. It revises the labor regulations applicable to these entities, emphasizing considerations for national security that reshape employee relations and operational oversight in relevant departments and subdivisions.
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