House to Consider Blocking OPM Merger, Other Workforce Proposals Through Defense Policy Bill

The House is slated to consider a number of proposals impacting the federal workforce when it begins debate Wednesday on the fiscal 2020 Defense authorization bill, among them another effort to block the Trump administration’s plan to merge the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration. Lawmakers have filed more than 400 amendments to the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Although most pertain to the Defense Department, several apply to a variety of other agencies. Each year, the must-pass bill is a common vehicle by which members of Congress try to advance other priorities.