Management
Secret Service is examining apparent Iranian video outlining Trump motorcade routes, assassination opportunities
The agency said it is looking into the Persian-language video, which uses polished, apparently AI-generated graphics to depict supposed motorcade routes in Florida and New York.
Management
Traffic stops become a flashpoint in ICE shootings
A review found nearly all shootings involving federal immigration officers since Trump's return to office began with vehicle enforcement, a tactic the administration briefly paused before resuming.
Management
Energy Department removes more than 1,600 webpages from public website
The agency has taken down consumer energy resources without explaining why, the latest example of changes to public-facing federal information under the Trump administration.
Tech
GSA wants other agencies to borrow what's working on tech
After testing successful approaches internally, the agency is inviting federal employees across government to see how they can apply them in their own organizations.
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Defense
How a little-known Trump directive reshaped the government's counterterrorism approach
COMMENTARY | A presidential national security memorandum has become the framework for investigations and prosecutions that critics say raise new questions about executive power and civil liberties.
Management
Labor nominee defends administration’s strategy for shifting Education Department work
Keith Sonderling argued the Labor Department is providing administrative support, not taking over policy, as Democrats questioned whether moving education programs across agencies will improve outcomes.
Workforce
Pentagon closes cyber apprenticeship applications early after receiving over 15,000
A Defense Department official told Nextgov/FCW that the agency is “rolling out additional apprenticeship positions over the next few weeks.”
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Management
Trump stretches declassified China intelligence into broader 2020 election claims
The records provide new details about Chinese intelligence collection on voters and internal analytic debates, but do not undercut longstanding findings on the 2020 election.
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Management
House GOP cancels VA overhaul vote again
House Republicans narrowly defeated a motion that would have sent the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act back to committee but has struggled to build support for its counter to a looming discharge petition to advance another bill aimed at increasing veterans’ benefits.
Pay & Benefits
Why Social Security's uncertainty is becoming a federal workforce issue
A bipartisan proposal would force Congress to confront Social Security's long-term finances, with significant implications for retirement planning under FERS.
Management
DHS plans ‘all-out war’ on immigration scammers as fraud complaints double
The number of scammers trying to capitalize on immigrants’ fears by posing as lawyers and ICE agents has surged since Trump’s reelection, ProPublica found. Now, DHS says it is seeking to identify and find these fraudsters.
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Management
Trump’s intelligence pick pressed on 2020 election, defends handling of New York Times subpoenas
Jay Clayton faced Democratic criticism after repeatedly declining to say Joe Biden won in 2020 and standing by subpoenas issued by his Manhattan prosecutor’s office to four New York Times journalists.
Workforce
More than 50 Dem lawmakers demand more Schedule F transparency
Efforts to understand the true scope of the recent executive order moving around 8,000 career federal jobs into Schedule Policy/Career, making their incumbents effectively at-will employees, have been stymied by the administration’s scant public documentation.
Management
FEMA overhaul proposal spotlighted by bipartisan lawmakers
Supporters testified that the FEMA Act would help disaster survivors and local governments more easily access assistance.
Management
CDC nominee faces questions over whether she can lead the agency independently
Dr. Erica Schwartz sought to reassure senators she would follow the science as lawmakers pressed her on vaccines, abortion data and disease surveillance.
Tech
VA’s push to shorten benefits forms needs more public input
The Department of Veterans Affairs is asking veterans and others to weigh in on proposed changes to two lengthy applications.
Tech
Space Development Agency resumes launches with its future in doubt
The agency says it has addressed the technical issues that delayed its latest satellite mission, even as lawmakers consider folding it into the Space Force.
Workforce
Arbitrator restores telework and remote work at the Forest Service
The U.S. Forest Service violated its collective bargaining agreement with the National Federation of Federal Employees last year when it unilaterally canceled telework and remote work agreements en masse as part of the Trump administration’s return-to-office mandate.
Management
ICE is pulling back on vehicle stops after 2 fatal shootings
A new enforcement directive follows growing scrutiny from lawmakers as questions mount about recent killings and the agency's tactics.
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Oversight
Former civil servants and union request IG investigation into transfer of Education program to Labor
House Republicans recently introduced a package of bills that would codify the Trump administration’s interagency agreements that move Education offices to other agencies.
Tech
AI won’t replace human claims processors, VA officials say, as Democrats worry over staffing levels
Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Ill., said some VA employees report claims processing technologies are producing incorrect information.
Management
What federal officials still haven't explained about the Houston ICE shooting
Investigators are seeking evidence, lawmakers are demanding transparency and several key details remain out of public view.
Oversight
Duffy faces new ethics complaint over official social media post promoting wife’s book
The Transportation Department said that the post at issue was "inadvertently retweeted” by a staffer.
