Transition

Judge temporarily blocks DOGE access to OPM and the Education Department

The lawsuit, led by the American Federation of Teachers, is one of several seeking to bar federal agencies from sharing sensitive information with the Department of Government Efficiency.

Transition

They worked to prevent death. The Trump administration fired them.

While the White House hasn't provided official figures, swathes of federal employees from across the public health sector, from organ donation to neonatal care, have been let go in the early days of the second Trump administration.

Workforce

Following confusion, OPM says Musk demand that feds report accomplishments is voluntary

Agencies have provided their employees with varying information about whether to respond to the request for federal employees to provide five accomplishments from the previous week.

Opinion

Navigating Trump’s Cuts: How empathy wins in the new era of government contracting

While contractors chase opportunities, savvy firms build trust with federal employees facing unprecedented uncertainty.

Workforce

House Dems press administration on telework for military spouses

Although the Trump administration has issued guidance purportedly exempting the spouses of military service members from the president’s return-to-office mandate, lawmakers say some federal workers have heard differently.

Updated Workforce

Trump administration asks all feds to justify their jobs or risk losing them

Employees throughout government are receiving emails asking them what they did last week.

Contracts

Pentagon launches consulting contract review process

In order to align with Trump priorities, the Defense Department wants written justifications for why each consulting contract should not be cancelled.

Oversight

Musk might have violated federal employee ethics law, lawyers say

Enforcement of the Hatch Act, which restricts the political activity of government workers, has historically been weak against high-ranking officials.

Workforce

Judge denies federal unions’ request to block mass probationary firings

The federal judge said in a preliminary ruling that the National Treasury Employees Union likely must first bring their challenge to the Federal Labor Relations Authority.

Workforce

‘Salting the earth’: Trump ends presidential management fellowships and federal executive boards

The move to kill a key pipeline for aspiring civil servants and regional agency councils reflects a desire to make it impossible to rebuild the federal bureaucracy, experts said.

Workforce

Social Security offers 40 probationary feds reassignments to avert blanket firings

Around 40 Social Security Administration employees were given eight hours—or until 4:30 p.m. Thursday—to decide whether to accept reassignments to a field or hearing office, teleservice center or payment center and avoid being swept up in the Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce.

Contracts

Army hits pause on $10B software development contract

The service branch puts this modernization vehicle on an indefinite hold while reviewing the acquisition strategy.

Nextgov

Senate confirms Kash Patel to lead FBI

Patel is now poised to lead an agency he has long criticized of being politically biased against Donald Trump

Contracts

DOGE cancels Leidos contract

This story has been updated after DOGE slashed the value of the contract cancellation to $560,000.

Nextgov

DOGE employee Edward Coristine lands at CISA with DHS email

A handle dubbed “Rivage” was reportedly tied to Coristine, and used to discuss and solicit hacking activities with a cybercrime syndicate known as The Com.

Workforce

IRS expected to fire 6,700 employees beginning Thursday

The terminations will walk back much of the progress IRS, which is in the midst of tax season, has made in recent years to increase its workforce.

Oversight

Independent agencies targeted by Trump’s latest executive order

A regulatory expert said the directive will likely be challenged in court, as Congress has largely shielded some of the affected agencies from involvement by the White House.

Companies

Virginia governor pressed to support federal workers and contractors

Fairfax County's board of supervisors chairman says the Trump administration's proposed workforce reductions threaten Virginia's economy and wants Gov. Youngkin to take action.