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Trump campaigned on closing the Education Department. Reality is more difficult.
Despite a wide range of cuts by the Trump administration, the momentum to completely disband the Education Department has, for the moment, largely run aground on Capitol Hill.
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Centralization might not be the best model for delivering common government services
COMMENTARY | The second Trump administration's approach to shared services may offer agencies less flexibility and potentially lower performance by centralizing acquisition. It's a shift from the president's first term.
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Here’s how Trump’s planned regulations could impact federal employees
The president’s regulatory preview indicates how officials plan to follow his deregulatory directives.
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Report: Federal agencies have deployed nearly 33,000 employees to assist ICE
Only around 15% of employees working on immigration enforcement are full-time immigration enforcement staff.
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OPM tech lead Greg Hogan leaves post
The personnel agency’s handling of sensitive agency data — and who can access it — has been at the center of many lawsuits since the start of Trump 2.0.
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Despite shutdown deadline, little movement in Congress on spending deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declined to say during a press conference whether he will negotiate a stopgap spending bill with Democrats, or use the go-at-it-alone approach that succeeded in March.
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GSA deputy Stephen Ehikian to depart post
Ehikian — who, until recently, served as GSA’s acting administrator — is the latest day one Trump appointee to leave the government.
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VA's suicide prevention lead departs government
Dr. Matthew Miller, the executive director for VA Suicide Prevention, has overseen efforts to explore the use of innovative solutions during his tenure.
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Bipartisan senators call for CDC oversight following firing of agency’s director
The removal of Director Susan Monarez was followed by the resignations of four other agency officials who criticized proposed funding cuts and politicization of public health.
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Federal collective bargaining is in the U.S. national interest
COMMENTARY | The president's recent executive orders on collective bargaining are a solution in search of a problem, and without a solid premise to stand on.
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Trump moves to unilaterally withhold funds, drawing bipartisan calls of illegality
The standoff increases the likelihood of a shutdown, Democrats say.
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CISA’s head of legislative affairs to soon depart
Kate DiEmidio, who most recently served as the top policy executive at Dragos, is leaving voluntarily after spending three months in the role.
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3 senior leaders quit after CDC director is ousted
After officials said Susan Monarez was no longer director, its chief medical officer and two high-ranking disease experts resigned, citing budget cuts and politicization.
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Union questions feasibility of, and intention for, relocating FAA headquarters employees
The move is part of a new Transportation Department initiative called 1DoT to overhaul agency processes, functions and infrastructure.
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DOJ to grant itself authority to tap any attorney to serve as an immigration judge
The Trump administration is exerting more control over the immigration system as it erases existing standards for individuals who preside over cases during potentially unlimited six-month stints.
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Trump’s focus on excluding migrants from census is just one of several issues with preparations for 2030 count, experts say
Advocates criticized the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate census advisory boards and warned that government funding fights could snarl planning.
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Meet the Trump appointee apparently maintaining 'unheard of' ties to Tesla
Thomas Shedd, who heads the Technology Transformation Services at the General Services Administration, reported on his public financial disclosures that he is “on a leave of absence” from Tesla in a rare arrangement, according to experts.
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As measles exploded, officials in Texas looked to CDC scientists. Under Trump, no one answered.
A measles outbreak struck earlier this year, just as changes made by the incoming Trump administration affected the Centers for Disease Control's response, agency personnel said.
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Hurricane Katrina: 3 painful lessons for emergency management are increasingly important 20 years later
On the eve of the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and the looming reform of FEMA, lessons learned from the emergency management disaster remain pertinent.
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