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VA has the second-largest acquisition budget in the federal government. It obligated more than $78 billion in contracts in fiscal 2025. 
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VA’s contracting crackdown gave some staff hours to do hundreds of reviews
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Attorneys for the National Treasury Employees Union told federal judges that a recent FLRA decision reinforces its argument that the semi-judicial agency cannot hear its legal challenge against President Trump's anti-union executive orders.
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FLRA ruling puts ball back in courts’ court on Trump’s union EOs
People hold signs during a "Save the Civil Service" rally outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 11, 2025. A new survey found that 44% of respondents said they trusted civil servants.
Workforce
Trust in government is sinking, but a new survey suggests civil servants’ stock is rising
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md. led colleagues in denouncing the suspension of advanced leave as a “cruel and unjustified plan that is likely to drive additional employees out the door."
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IRS and Social Security will see more employees quit without advanced leave, senators warn
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Elise Bean

Oversight

The Best Way to Protect Infrastructure Spending from Waste and Fraud Is to Set Up an Oversight Body—Right Now

The new entity would need sufficient authority and resources to tackle the job.

  • Elise Bean
  • October 6, 2022
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