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Prohibition on carrying out hiring freeze, reduction in force, or hiring delay without cause at public shipyards of Department of Defense

Division A · Title XI: Civilian Personnel

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The Department of Defense is not allowed to use its fiscal year 2027 funds to impose a hiring freeze, reduce staff, or delay filling open civilian jobs at its public shipyards without a valid reason. This ensures that staffing actions at these shipyards cannot be done arbitrarily.

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Section Text · Sec. 1121.
(1)

carry out a hiring freeze at a public shipyard of the Department;

(2)

carry out a reduction in force at a public shipyard of the Department; or

(3)

delay without cause the filling of a vacant Federal civilian employee position at a public shipyard of the Department.