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Trump intends to give feds 1% pay raise with some law enforcement officers getting more
White House officials had previously suggested that there would be no increases to federal employees’ salaries in 2026.
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Trump freezes most training for non-ICE federal law enforcement
The federal government's primary training center will only accommodate immigration enforcement hires through the end of the year.
Trump orders new federal hiring to fight crime in U.S. cities
The president tasked agencies with creating a new, specialized unit to focus on public safety.
Federal law enforcement deployments are coming to other cities, Trump says
The president's authority to issue such deployments is unclear.
Fired FBI officials were not afforded due process rights, agent association argues
Five agents were fired earlier this month, exacerbating concerns about politicization at the law enforcement agency.
4 GOP states send nearly 1,000 National Guard to D.C. for Trump crackdown
Governors from Ohio, Mississippi, South Carolina and West Virginia agreed to send National Guardsmen to the nation's capital.
Troops in DC to help with ‘monument security,’ ‘area beautification’
Pentagon officials had few details to offer Wednesday about the National Guard’s role in the unprecedented deployment.
How Trump’s DC takeover could supercharge surveillance
The emergency declaration, combined with new tech, will give government broad new abilities to watch and monitor citizens.
FBI report: U.S. crime rates fell nationwide in 2024
Violent crime fell by 4.5% last year, including a nearly 15% drop in homicides.
Trump federalizes D.C. police, says takeover will enable federal employees to work in peace
Agency officials say federal staff are excited and prepared for new deployments.
FBI agents would get increased whistleblower protections under bipartisan bill
The measure’s sponsor, Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has previously slammed the FBI over its enforcement of existing whistleblower protections.
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Senate spending panel axes provision moving FBI headquarters to Maryland
The federal government has been debating the best location for a new FBI headquarters for well over a decade while its current office space in the J. Edgar Hoover Building continues to deteriorate.
Trump admin faces multi-front pushback on reported plans to cut most of DHS intel bureau
Jewish community and law enforcement organizations have asked the Trump administration’s top security chiefs to preserve the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis after Nextgov/FCW reported its plans to severely reduce its workforce.
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3 injured during a gunfight at a Border Patrol building in Texas
Federal and local law enforcement responded to the shooting, which occurred at a facility near the southern border
FBI to move headquarters into Reagan Building, seemingly resolving decades-long fight
Officials did not immediately respond to questions about the timeline for the move or if it would displace the Reagan Building’s current tenants.
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Feds from IRS agents to refugee officers are deploying to assist ICE conduct raids
President Trump is tapping unusual parts of the government immigration enforcement, and offering unprecedented roles.
FBI to reassign 1,500 employees outside of D.C. area, vacate current HQ, Patel says
The location of the FBI’s headquarters has been a contested issue for more than a decade, as the downtown Hoover building deteriorates.
Justice Dept. rescinds rules safeguarding media from government seizures
The rules, first issued under former Attorney General Merrick Garland, gave members of the press protections from legal mechanisms to obtain sensitive data linked to their reporting.
The concern over enforcing the Federal Clery Act without the U.S. Department of Education
COMMENTARY | Dismantling the Department of Education is a multi-faceted challenge with potentially dire consequences for public safety in our universities.
‘A few more heroes’: Secret Service recruits more agents despite federal employee reduction
There’s been a focus on staffing at the Secret Service since the assassination attempt against President Donald Trump.
