Trump order aims to curb US agencies' use of foreign workers

President Trump on Monday signed an executive order aimed at blocking U.S. agencies from outsourcing jobs to foreign workers, a move partly sparked by outrage among some conservatives over outsourcing plans from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).

The order specifically targets the use of H-1B visas and requires federal agencies to prioritize hiring U.S. residents and green card holders before outsourcing contract jobs to foreign workers. The Department of Labor will also finalize guidance to prevent employers from moving H-1B workers to job sites that would displace American workers.

The order additionally requires federal agencies to complete an internal audit to determine whether they are only appointing U.S. citizens and nationals to government jobs in the competitive service.

https://thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thehill.com/homenews/administration/510279-trump-order-aims-to-curb-us-agencies-use-of-foreign-workers?amp_js_v=a3&amp_gsa=1&amp&usqp=mq331AQFKAGwASA%3D#aoh=15964815810869&amp_ct=1596481588124&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From %1%24s&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fthehill.com%2Fhomenews%2Fadministration%2F510279-trump-order-aims-to-curb-us-agencies-use-of-foreign-workers

Here's the Executive Order:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-aligning-federal-contracting-hiring-practices-interests-american-workers/

If you file the I-130 and I-130A online and the I-485 (including EAD and AP) on paper, is it still considered to be filed concurrently i.e. the EAD and AP fee is still waived?

We are trying to figure out if it is better to just file all of it on paper or do it online and on paper.

Exclusive: More than 500 staff members are asking for a reversal of a decision to send up to 80 percent of State Department staff back to work in D.C. offices.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/diplomats-plead-state-department-not-rush-return-offices-n1235379

Hello, I applied online for N400 and currently waiting for my biometrics (and later interview) appointment. I just want to reassure the order in which normally USCIS communications are occuring.

I put my case number in Case Status page (egov.uscis.gov/casestatus/). I had this account since my Greencard time. So far I have not received any email or text from it. The N400 entry row is blank as you can see below. Does this page actually send updates when the status changes, e.g., if you get an biometrics appointment?

As I have applied online, there is the application online account website (my.uscis.gov/account/), which has a Documents tab. Is it always the case that the biometrics appointment notice appears first in this tab, before receiving it by mail? Or USCIS is not actually very consistent with these things? For instance, you could get the notice by mail but not having it here in the Documents tab? If it always appears here online, then I don't need to be worried about getting a mail lost and missing communications (e.g. when travelling).

Thank you very much for your insight!