Article 4
Management Rights

Section 4.01

Nothing in this agreement shall affect the authority of the Employer:

A. to determine the mission, budget, organization, number of employees, and internal security practices of DOE Headquarters;

B. In accordance with applicable laws:

1. to hire, assign, direct, layoff, and retain employees in DOE Headquarters, or to suspend, remove, reduce in grade or pay, or take other disciplinary actions against such employees;
2. to assign work, to make determinations with respect to contracting out, and to determine the personnel by which DOE Headquarters operations shall be conducted;
3. with respect to filling positions, to make selections for appointments from:
   a. among properly ranked and certified candidates for promotion; or
   b. any other appropriate course; and
   
4. to take whatever actions may be necessary to carry out the agency mission during emergencies.