In the absence of any action by either the courts or Congress to block their new personnel programs, both DoD and DHS are moving ahead with a goal of putting in place the new labor relations provisions across each department in the upcoming months. DHS also plans to transition to the new employee appeal rights during that same time, although at DoD, the new appeals rights will be phased in as different groups come under the new job classification and pay system. Both are gearing up training and employee outreach efforts in anticipation of the first phases of their transitions, which at DoD will involve some 60,000 employees around July and at DHS will involve some 10,000 employees in October.