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Agencies ready to move quickly on RIFs if court block falls
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H1 Agencies ready to move quickly on RIFs if court block falls
H2 Federal workforce advocates flood opposition to renewed Schedule F
H2 Air Force says Qatar jet retrofit will cost less than $400M
H2 Small Business Administration would have to relocate field offices from ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’ under House-passed bill
H2 The evolution of telework in the federal government: A cautionary tale
H2 Microsoft: Strengthening American capabilities in computing and innovation
H2 Vought calls for more OMB staff after spearheading governmentwide cuts
H2 Trump administration debuts permitting modernization plan, even as staff cuts could jeopardize it
H2 Should you stay or should you go? 10 tips for navigating your federal retirement decision
H2 A practical guide for modern federal agencies
H2 Education Department is stonewalling inspector general investigation into staff cuts, Democrats allege
H2 Oversight Dems: Commerce reneged on probationers’ health benefits
H2 CISA projected to lose a third of its workforce under Trump’s 2026 budget
H2 Feds on the job hunt are taking advantage of professional development opportunities tailored to them
H2 State Department ‘appears’ to be violating court order by issuing layoffs as soon as June 13, judge says
H2 Senators fix their sights on OPM’s pay memo for political appointees
H2 Appeals court: Has Trump neutered the Civil Service Reform Act?
H2 Potential shortcomings in USAID–State Department merger plan raise concerns
H2 Trump wants Congress to slash $9.4B in spending now, defund NPR and PBS
H2 Trump is planning to slash 107,000 federal jobs next year. See where
H2 White House budget request includes $45 million in additional DOGE funding
H2 Pentagon won’t say how many civilians have left since February
H2 Federal judge blocks dissolution of union at TSA
H2 Trump’s picks for oversight roles will jeopardize independent scrutiny of government operations, watchdog groups say
H2 Lynch: OPM’s hiring plan includes ‘blatant loyalty test’
H2 TSP funds rebound following months of losses
H3 With just a day remaining before the deadline to submit comments on the Trump administration’s proposed Schedule F regulations, the vast majority of more than 30,000 submissions were opposed to the...
H3 Other defense officials have estimated it could be over $1 billion.
H3 The agency previously said it would move six of its regional offices from cities that have laws limiting their cooperation with federal immigration agents.
H3 COMMENTARY | How early telework gains during the pandemic collided with post-COVID realities inside federal agencies.
H3 Disaster preparedness and resilience can be just a query away.
H3 Architect of Trump’s government overhaul says he does not want to "traumatize" feds and some agencies have staff "doing incredible work."
H3 The new plan builds on Biden-era work, but how implementation goes during Trump-era workforce reductions remains to be seen.
H3 What to consider—financially and emotionally—before leaving government service.
H3 Discover how modern federal agencies are using next-gen technology solutions to simplify and accelerate the journey toward zero trust.
H3 The department’s inspector general informed congressional leaders that officials weren’t turning over requested information and are putting conditions on interviews with staff.
H3 Some recently fired probationary workers have also been unable to access their personnel records to show to insurance companies and prospective employers.
H3 The White House’s latest spending proposal projects nearly 1,000 jobs will be slashed at the nation’s lead civilian cyber agency. Related cyber and intel programs across government also face fundin...
H3 Initiatives are focusing on topics ranging from wellness and career coaching to artificial intelligence.
H3 The Trump administration says it has paused planned RIFs at 17 agencies, but State is “a special case.”
H3 Eight Democrats decried recent guidance encouraging agencies to pay Schedule C political appointees the maximum federal salary of $195,200 as an attempt to hire “underqualified and overpaid politic...
H3 A three-judge panel on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit challenging the gag order on federal immigration judges in light of the president’s decision to fire the U.S. special co...
H3 The inspector general found that the new hiring numbers aren’t based on any workforce strategy, the realignment implementation plan isn’t finished and the agency team overseeing the transfer is set...
H3 The rescissions request allows the White House budget office to legally freeze spending on some accounts for 45 days.
H3 New details in the president's budget detail some of the proposed workforce reductions, though the final cuts will likely be steeper.
H3 The request would support an estimated 150 full time employees, 80% of whom would be paid out of agency reimbursements, rather than DOGE-specific funds.
H3 The department has used a mix of layoffs and voluntary resignations to cut workforce.
H3 Though the Transportation Security Administration has broad latitude to design and administer its own personnel system, U.S. District Judge Marsha Pechman found its contract with AFGE to be a “self...
H3 The president recently nominated individuals to serve as special counsel and agency inspectors general, both of which receive and investigate complaints of waste, fraud and abuse.
H3 The Trump administration last week unveiled its new ‘Merit Hiring Plan’ that in part quizzes job applicants about their favorite Trump policy or executive order.
H3 Only one portfolio in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished May in the red.
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