A worker removes the U.S. Agency for International Development sign on their headquarters on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. A federal judge said Friday he would issue a temporary restraining order before midnight preventing the agency from placing employees on administrative leave.
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Federal judge blocks USAID leave notices and reinstates workers

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Management

Musk's role as ‘special government employee’ raises ethics questions

The SpaceX founder and CEO's moves across federal agencies break with tradition and could result in legal action.

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Russ Vought, champion of Schedule F and slashing agency budgets, wins confirmation to OMB

Trump's pick for budget chief was confirmed by the Senate after Democrats held the floor for a full day to speak in opposition to him.

Management

Trump DOJ’s focus on immigration will hurt crime-fighting efforts, Democrats argue

Senior officials in the Trump administration have recently redirected DOJ personnel and resources toward immigration enforcement.

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Pay & Benefits

The unplanned retirement dilemma

If you hadn’t given much thought to retirement before receiving the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" email on Jan. 28, you may be in for a few surprises—not all of them pleasant.

Updated Workforce

Trump administration’s 'deferred resignation' deadline blocked until next week

OPM is required to notify all employees who received an initial "deferred resignation" offer by Thursday evening that the deadline for accepting the legally dubious offer has been pushed until Monday.

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Management

OPM asks to dismiss email server lawsuit, citing misinterpretation of law

The agency notably released a privacy impact assessment for the dubious email server used to mass-message federal employees about a deferred resignation offer on the same day as the legal dismissal request.

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Transition

Congressional Democrats tell skeptical protestors they’ll stop Trump’s elimination of USAID

Members of Congress who spoke at Wednesday’s rally said an upcoming government funding deadline could be an opportunity to stifle Trump’s plans to weaken federal agencies.

Transition

Musk’s DOGE efforts pose a ‘constitutional crisis,’ experts warn

Elon Musk has spent the first two weeks of the Trump administration parachuting into government offices, leaving extensive — and some say legally prohibited — changes in his wake.

Management

DOGE enters NOAA, accesses IT systems and removes the top HR official

The Musk-led team is rooting out DEI and, some lawmakers fear, may have an eye toward grander aims at the agency.

Pay & Benefits

Can I afford an early retirement? 4 things to consider before making the leap

COMMENTARY | From return-to-office mandates to the reappearance of Schedule F, many feds may be finding themselves on a fast track to retirement whether they wanted it or not. But are they financially prepared? What planning should be done before considering an early federal retirement?

Updated Workforce

USAID begins sending administrative leave notices ahead of expected shutdown

The agency also reportedly has ordered overseas missions to shut down by the end of the week.

Workforce

Thousands more recent federal hires receive warnings of their easy-to-fire status

The Trump administration is ratcheting up its efforts to push federal workers out of government.

Workforce

FBI agents sue over DOJ-demanded lists of personnel involved in Jan. 6 investigations

The lawsuit follows a Jan. 31 memo from the acting deputy attorney general ordering the firing of several FBI leaders and calling for the identification of other agents.

Updated Workforce

Agencies ramp up pressure on their workers to quit

New guidance continues to defend the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" program as legal, though it fails to address its apparent violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act.

Management

Senate confirms new VA secretary as Dems demand he protect employees from hiring freeze and firings

Doug Collins should also not cooperate with Elon Musk's cost-cutting team or allow any funding freezes to continue, top Democrat says.

Workforce

Union chief: It’s not just a threat to federal employees

COMMENTARY | "Either we fight for our federal workforce now...or we will suffer the consequences of a government ill-equipped to protect and deliver for the taxpaying citizens of our nation," writes Doreen Greenwald, national president for the National Treasury Employees Union.

Workforce

Unions sue Treasury over DOGE access to payment systems

Anonymous plaintiffs also called for a temporary restraining order Tuesday to prevent OPM from using a newly installed email system to mass-message federal employees.

Pay & Benefits

TSP funds rebound to start 2025

After a rocky end to 2024, all funds in the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program finished January in the black.