[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 73 (Thursday, April 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 16427]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06566]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS


Order Suspending the Application of Section 1-402 or 1-404 of 
Executive Order 12171

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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.

DATES: This suspension is effective upon publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracey Therit, Chief Human Capital 
Officer, Office of Human Resources and Administration/Operations, 
Security and Preparedness, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Ave. NW, Room 265, Washington, DC, Office: (202) 461-0235, Mobile: 
(202) 359-8960.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority provided to the 
Secretary of the VA in section 4 of E.O. 14251, Exclusions from Federal 
Labor-Management Relations Programs, the VA suspends the application of 
section 1-402 or 1-404 of Executive Order 12171, as amended, for 
employees represented by Laborers International Union of North America 
(LIUNA); Western Federation of Nurses and Health Professionals (WFNHP), 
Veterans Affairs Staff Nurse Council (VASNC) Local 5032 at the VA 
Medical Center Milwaukee, WI; International Association of Fire 
Fighters (IAFF-99) at the VA Medical Center, Little Rock, AR; United 
Nurses Association of California/Union of Healthcare Professionals 
(UNAC/UHCP) at the VA Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA; Teamsters Union 
Local 115 at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
Coatesville, PA; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) 
Local 2168 at the Cheyenne WY VA Medical Center; and, International 
Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, (IAMAW) Local 1998 at 
the VA National Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, HI thereby 
bringing such employees under the coverage of the Federal Service 
Labor-Management Relations Statute. The Secretary specifically concurs 
with the President's determinations as set forth in Executive Order 
14251 Section 1(b). Specifically, the Secretary agrees the Department 
of Veterans Affairs has as a primary function national security work, 
and the requirements of Chapter 71 of title 5 cannot be applied to its 
operations consistent with national security requirements and 
considerations.

Signing Authority

    Douglas A. Collins, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this 
document on April 11, 2025, and authorized the undersigned to sign and 
submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for 
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs.

Michael P. Shores,
Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of General 
Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2025-06566 Filed 4-16-25; 8:45 am]
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