Federal Employee Explainer Series: What do executive orders mean for me?

"What do executive orders mean for me?" is the first webinar session of the Partnership for Public Service's Federal Employee Explainer Series.
In this session, the Partnership's Vice President of Government Affairs Jenny Mattingley and Federal Workforce Director Kevin Johnson provide an overview of the recent executive orders related to the federal workforce.
The information provided during this session is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal advice. The information presented is general and provides an overview of the current processes around various employee actions and is not intended to provide any legal guidance. If you require legal advice, we recommend consulting with a qualified attorney who can assess your unique circumstances.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
8:45 Federal civillian hiring freeze
9:45 Exceptions to the hiring freeze
10:40 Return to in-person work
11:45 Caveats to the hiring freeze and why you may still see postings on USAJobs
13:14 Clarification on telework and remote work
15:25 Telework agreements
16:16 Reasonable accommodation
19:37 Deadline for lifting the hiring freeze
21:55 DEI-related executive orders
23:31 Impact of DEI-related EOs on federal contractors
24:45 Gender ideology executive order
26:01 Merit-based opportunity executive order
27:07 How emails from OPM differ from executive actions or presidential directives
28:50 Probationary period
31:49 Senior Executive Service impacts
32:33 Checking your employee status and human capital forms
34:20 Senior Executive Service Memo
36:38 About deferred resignations
41:16 Schedule Policy/Career (formerly known as Schedule F)
46:09 Who to direct questions to