Labor/Employment,
Government
Aug. 4, 2020
President halts federal agencies outsourcing jobs to foreign workers
The order also requires federal agencies to audit themselves to determine whether contractors and subcontractors used temporary foreign labor for contracts; whether American workers lost job opportunities as a result; and whether the hiring of foreign workers impacted national security. Federal agencies also must determine whether their use of labor outside the U.S. adversely impacted domestic job opportunities.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that restricts federal agencies from outsourcing jobs to foreign workers, following a federally-owned utility's announcement it intends to assign 20% of its technology jobs to companies outside the U.S.
Trump also fired the chair of the Tennessee Valley Authority and another member of the board. The president called for the firing of TVA's chief executive and said the man's rep...
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