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Court Orders Census to Continue Counting People Past Trump Administration's Sept. 30 Deadline
The bureau will have through Oct. 31 to finish its enumeration under the injunction, though an appeal is expected.
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The Civil Service System Has Failed — Again
A new white paper reinforces the notion that the way forward is to work around the current system.
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Unions Dispute Government’s Latest Effort to Dismiss Impasse Panel Challenges
The Trump administration on Tuesday cited a federal appellate court decision affirming that claims against the president’s workforce executive orders must go through an administrative process to support dismissing lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of Federal Service Impasses Panel appointments, but unions say the cases are unrelated.
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Fixing America’s Failing Fiscal Health
The United States will soon be deeper in debt than at any point in its history, including World War II and its aftermath.
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The Justice Dept Must Clarify Who it Serves: The People or the President
Research shows the abuse of power is more common in countries where the president and the attorney general are political allies.
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Following Court Order, USPS Instructs Employees to Restore Extra Mail Trips and Some Processing Machines
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy had resisted such changes before a federal judge issued nationwide injunction.
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Arbitrator Finds Trump Workforce Orders Violate Law
An independent arbitrator ruled that the president cannot reduce the scope of bargaining between an agency and a labor group “by fiat.”
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White House Expands Crackdown on Certain Diversity and Inclusion Training
President Trump signed an executive order that covers federal agencies, contractors, grantees and the military.
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Trump's DHS Secretary Nominee Defends Record as Senate Looks to End 17-Month Vacancy
Chad Wolf appears headed for confirmation along a party-line vote.
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HUD’s Irv Dennis On Applying Private Sector Experience to Improve Financial Practices
“The people at HUD are strong, smart and mission-driven,” the department’s CFO says.
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House Passes Stopgap Spending Bill Seeking to Avoid Shutdown Through Dec. 11
After last-minute negotiations, bill receives bipartisan support.
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State Department Officials Vow Cultural Shift Toward Inclusion
Officials tasked with improving diversity told a House panel that they hope recent efforts to deploy unconscious bias training and conduct surveys of those leaving the department will help improve efforts to retain employees of color, women and members of the LGBTQ community.
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Decision to Shorten Census Schedule Came From Outside the Census Bureau, IG Says
That decision is risking an incomplete and inaccurate count.
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Contractors Seek Clearer, Uniform Guidance for Returning to Offices
Lack of such guidance is a “huge hole” in the federal government’s pandemic response, industry group says.
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Court Losses Mount for USPS as Agency Management, DeJoy Weigh Options
A second judge on Monday ordered the Postal Service to walk back controversial reforms.
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GovExec Daily: Bending or Rebuilding the Bureaucracy in the 2020 Election
Courtney Bublé, Eric Katz and Erich Wagner join the podcast to discuss their election stories on Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
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The Next Four Years
Whether Americans hand the presidency to Joe Biden or tap President Trump for a second term, the federal workforce can expect big changes.
Management
The Incumbent: Bending the Bureaucracy
President Trump is likely to double down on his ambitious management agenda in a second term, stepping up attacks on unions, taking aim at merit system principles and slashing regulations.
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The Rival: Rebuilding the Bureaucracy
If Joe Biden is elected president, he promises to reverse the “hollowing out” of federal agencies and elevate the role of experts and scientists.
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