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At Least 30 Migrant Children Have Been Separated From Their Parents for More Than a Year
A report from the House Oversight Committee provides new details on the calamity at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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House Passes Defense Policy Bill with Provision to Block OPM-GSA Merger
The must-pass legislation also includes amendments granting paid family leave and protecting feds’ health insurance during shutdowns.
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Immigrant Children Sent to Chicago Shelters Are Traumatized and Sick, in Some Instances With Chicken Pox or Tuberculosis
Hundreds of children are being detained in shelters run by Heartland Human Care Services, which says it has made changes since allegations that children were neglected and mistreated.
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Trump Administration to Explore Making It Easier for Federal Employees to Cancel Union Dues
Labor officials decry the effort as a misuse of legal precedent to bust unions.
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OMB Moving Ahead to Steer Agencies on Evidence-Based Policymaking
Acting budget chief’s memo sets up three-year timeline, interagency council.
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Treasury Asks Congress to Act This Month on Debt Ceiling
Lawmakers had hoped to keep borrowing limit tied to negotiations on budget caps.
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Border Patrol Agents Are Passing Around A Commemorative Coin Mocking Care for Migrant Kids
The coin declares “KEEP THE CARAVANS COMING” under an image of a parade of migrants crossing the border.
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Education Department’s Handling of Loan Forgiveness Draws Union Lawsuit
Teachers union’s Randi Weingarten joins eight teachers citing clerical errors behind denials.
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IRS Staffs Up As a Result of Disputed Private Debt Collection Program
With revenue projected to double, 200 specialized workers will be hired.
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Breakthrough Technologies Offer Enormous Opportunity for Federal Leaders—If They Seize It
What Silicon Valley calls “exponential technologies” could transform agency operations and boost national security.
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Does the Hatch Act Need a Makeover for the Trump Era?
White House resistance to the special counsel raises questions about enforcement.
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Lawmakers: Discussion of Furloughs at OPM Was 'Premature and Unnecessary'
Officials should have considered furloughs or layoffs as a last resort in addressing the agency's budget shortfall, senators say in letter demanding more information.
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Border Patrol Condemns Secret Facebook Group, but Reveals Few Specifics
The agency won’t say how many employees have been disciplined or warned in the ongoing scandal over offensive social media posts.
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The Air Really Was Cleaner Under Obama
Pollution is up nearly 14 percent under the Trump administration.
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Mother Blames ICE for Toddler's Death in Emotional Congressional Testimony
Asylum seeker says federal agents treated her cruelly and provided inhumane conditions.
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More Than Two-Thirds at Agriculture Research Office Reject Relocation
Union survey of some 200 employees shows Perdue plan will lead to high attrition.
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House to Consider Blocking OPM Merger, Other Workforce Proposals Through Defense Policy Bill
Proposed amendments to the annual must-pass Defense authorization bill include measures to safeguard federal workers’ insurance during shutdowns, ban the box in federal hiring and protect whistleblowers.
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Viewpoint: Alex Acosta’s Legacy
The secretary of labor is embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Is he doing a “fantastic job,” as Trump said?
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ICE and the Ever-Widening Surveillance Dragnet
ICE agents have used facial-recognition technology on state driver’s-license photos, turning a public database into a de facto criminal database.
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