Management
Trump Won’t Rule Out Veto of a Shutdown-Averting Bill
For now, White House says it wants wall funding in spending measure.
Management
Trump Administration Begins Shutdown Preparations
OMB director says Congress should include wall funding in spending bill, but Democrats have balked.
Management
TSA Will Also Partially Continue Its Hiring Freeze
Growing list of agencies decline to follow OMB’s advice to take a more ‘surgical’ approach.
Management
ICE’s ‘Management Deficiencies’ Are Preventing It From Deporting More Immigrants
Trump wants 10,000 more ICE officers, but IG says the agency is failing those currently on the rolls.
Pay & Benefits
EPA To Offer Employees Buyouts, Early Retirement This Year
The agency is also continuing a freeze on external hiring.
Oversight
The House's Top Federal Agency Overseer Will Not Seek Reelection
Chairman has called for easier firing of feds, led some bipartisan reform efforts.
Management
Trump Cabinet Secretary Tells Lawmakers to ‘Shut Up’ and Support Front-Line Feds
Homeland Security chief says his department will "never apologize."
Oversight
Key Lawmakers From Both Parties Urge Trump to Fill Vacant IG Positions
Some agencies have gone without a confirmed IG for years.
Management
The Potential Pitfalls of Trump’s Plan for Agencies to Transform Themselves
Agencies can implement some changes on their own, but even those efforts could prove difficult.
Management
Some Agencies Are Extending the Hiring Freeze Trump Just Ended
They say an ongoing moratorium will help them develop a required restructuring plan.
Management
Trump Administration Installs Loyalist to Repair Deficient VA Facility
Secretary reiterates call for firing reform, promises to treat employees fairly.
Management
OMB Director: Shutdown Consequences Have Been ‘Blown Out of Proportion’
White House says it wants to avoid a budget showdown but insists that its priorities be funded.
Pay & Benefits
White House Confirms It Will Propose 1.9 Percent Pay Raise for Feds Next Year
Increase would be slightly smaller than the 2017 raise.
Management
Trump Ends Federal Hiring Freeze, but Workforce Cuts Loom
In issuing guidance for reductions, OMB director tells feds not to focus on who will be fired.
Management
Trump Cabinet Members Hear from Corporate Leaders on How to Reform Government
Jared Kushner-led Office of American Innovation holds first meeting.
Management
GAO to Review Ethics, Funding of Trump Transition
Auditors will also look at the transition’s contacts with foreign leaders.
Management
Trump’s EPA Consolidation Begins
One career employees says staff feel as if they are ‘in occupied territory.’
Management
Republicans and Democrats Look to Preserve, Expand Obama Hiring Rule
Reform would give ex-felons better chance at federal employment.
Management
Federal Auditor Considering Review of Trump Hiring Freeze Effectiveness
Senators say it may hurt agencies and workforce morale, and not save any money.
Management