Exclusion of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group From the Federal Labor-Management Relations Program

1997-03-14Executive Order 13039
Signed by: William J. Clinton
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Headline: Excludes Naval Special Warfare Development Group from Labor-Management Program

What it does: Agencies must exclude the Naval Special Warfare Development Group from the federal labor-management relations program.

Real World Impact:
  • Removes the unit from federal labor-management program coverage and rules.
  • Affects personnel in that unit by changing how labor rules apply to them.
  • Cites national security and intelligence duties as the reason for exclusion.
Topics: labor relations, national security, intelligence operations, military personnel

Summary

This order excludes the Naval Special Warfare Development Group from the federal labor-management relations program. It removes that unit from the labor rules that apply under Chapter 71 of title 5.

The order says the unit's primary duties are intelligence, counter-intelligence, investigative, or national security work, and that applying the labor-management program cannot be done consistently with national security. This change affects the unit's personnel and how federal labor rules apply to them.

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