Barack Obama actually said...

"Any appointment under this order shall be effected within a period of 1 year after completion of the appointee's participation in the programs described in section 1."

"We cannot afford to return to the days of deregulation and lax oversight."

"I am transmitting an alternative plan for pay increases for civilian Federal employees covered by the General Schedule and certain other pay systems in January 2017."

"The Federal Government benefits from a workforce that can be recruited from the broadest and deepest pools of qualified candidates for our highly competitive, merit-based positions."