Management

New Postal Service leader lends support to controversial modernization plan

Postmaster General David Steiner said the controversial Delivering for America plan puts the U.S. Postal Service “on the right path.”

Workforce

In partisan letter, Bisignano shifts blame on 1-800 call times, cites dated stats

Current and former Social Security officials said the commissioner at various points blamed his predecessor for problems that did not exist and took credit for Biden-era improvements.

Management

‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated’: Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing

Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future interference with their work.

Workforce

Trump administration cuts age limits for ICE agent recruits

The Homeland Security Department is using a recent funding infusion to hire more Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with the goal of deporting more migrants.

Workforce

At least 148,000 federal employees have left government under Trump, good government group reports

The Partnership for Public Service acknowledged that it’s difficult to track the number of civil servants who have departed because the Trump administration has not publicized much of the information.

Management

DOGE and other day 1 Trump appointees head for the exits at multiple agencies

The Interior Department and General Services Administration are seeing significant turnover in the leadership ranks.

Oversight

2 independent watchdogs quietly replaced by Trump

The former acting Education inspector general had accused administration officials of stonewalling an investigation, and the ex-acting Commerce IG was removed from that position for a second time.

Workforce

Trump wants to reverse the staffing cuts he's overseen for IRS customer service. House Republicans disagree.

The Trump administration is warning of dire consequences if it cannot reverse the tax agency's recent staffing exodus.

Management

Trump’s controversial OSC nominee pulled from confirmation hearing

The hearing for the White House’s pick to replace Federal Labor Relations Authority Chairwoman Susan Tsui Grundmann, who is still challenging her ouster, was similarly postponed.

Management

USDA to relocate thousands of staff outside Washington, consolidate dozens of offices

The Agriculture Department is slashing regional offices and centralizing staff into five new hubs across the country.

Workforce

Another judge has dismissed the Trump administration’s effort to pre-clear anti-union EO

Both of the White House’s efforts to secure declaratory judgments in advance of formally stripping more than 1 million federal workers of their collective bargaining rights have now failed.

Management

Russ Vought bills CFPB $5M for his security detail

The expense comes as the consumer-protection agency's budget is slashed nearly in half.

Management

Secret Service commits to continued improvements one year after Trump assassination attempt

The protective agency also received $1.2 billion, in part for recruitment and retention, from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Workforce

Union calls for reinstatement of EPA workers suspended over letter

More than 130 EPA workers were put on administrative leave over their signature of a letter that criticized Administrator Lee Zeldin’s direction for the agency.

Updated Workforce

Judge says she’s not done with RIF case just yet

After Supreme Court lifts injunction, lower court moves to examine legality of individual agency layoff plans

Workforce

SSA touts service improvements, but reassignments tell a different story

Though Commissioner Frank Bisignano has heralded the addition of AI assistants to the Social Security Administration’s customer service streams, the agency is quietly reassigning field office staff to man its 1-800 number.

Updated Management

Federal agencies can resume mass layoffs, Supreme Court rules

Many agencies across government are expected to swiftly implement workforce cuts.

Management

High case numbers could snarl federal employees who appeal their removals

The Merit Systems Protection Board reported that, so far this fiscal year, it has received 11,166 appeals, which is twice its typical workload. A backlog could emerge if a quorum is not restored to the agency to issue final decisions.