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Former Trump Officials Are Supposed to Avoid Lobbying. Except 33 Haven’t.
The former officials — including ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — have found ways to sidestep the administration’s ethics pledge. At least 18 of them are now registered federal lobbyists and the rest work in jobs that closely resemble lobbying.
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Winners and Losers From the Fiscal 2019 Spending Deal
See what's in the bill to avoid another shutdown.
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White House Budget Office Draws Positive Reviews for FOIA Portal Guidance
Transparency advocates praised the step, but said the effort lacks a lead agency.
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Congress Approves Bill to Avoid Another Shutdown as Trump Prepares National Emergency
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that Trump will sign the bill to keep the government open and move to redirect military funds to build a border wall simultaneously.
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House Democrats Reintroduce Bills to Expand Collective Bargaining Rights
After years of similar legislation stalling out, advocates hope for action in Democratically-controlled House.
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HUD’s System for Processing Public Records Requests Died During the Shutdown
The contract for the agency’s electronic system for managing FOIA requests lapsed in early January and hasn’t been renewed. Delays are mounting.
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FEMA Administrator Brock Long Resigns
His departure comes as the agency faces increased scrutiny for its response during previous disasters.
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Contractor Back Pay Bills Swirl Around Talks to Avoid New Shutdown
Trump is said to be resisting plans to reimburse mostly low-income employees for the 35-day shutdown.
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Shutdown Caused 'Real Harm' to IRS and Taxpayers, Advocate Argues
Details given on how tax agency struggled to launch filing season with furloughed staff.
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Winning and Losing the HR Game
Using the same metrics across federal agencies would highlight the best and worst performers.
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Shining a Brighter Light on the Work of Federal Watchdogs
Providing timelier access to the status of IG recommendations could incentivize agencies to act.
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Labor Relations Authority Chairwoman Decertifies Agency’s Own Union
Colleen Duffy Kiko claims the agency was violating the Civil Service Reform Act by recognizing its union, despite a 1980 Justice Department legal opinion stating otherwise.
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AFRICOM Commander: Elite Troop Cuts Won’t Help China, Eyes Shift To Conventional Forces
“It’s really a misleading narrative to say that optimization is causing us to walk away from Africa,” Gen. Waldhauser said in an interview.
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Trump Says He’s ‘Extremely Unhappy’ With Spending Agreement, Still Predicts No Shutdown
Congressional leadership appears on board with the deal, though Trump would not commit to signing it.
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Paving a Bipartisan Path on Health Care Reform
The electorate is right to put the issue at the top of its worry list, says a leading scholar and former advisor to U.S. presidents and policymakers of both parties.
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U.S. Marshals Complain That System Unfairly Denies Them a Promotion
Clash on merit principles raises questions about agency’s management structure.
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Analysis: Shutdowns Are a Way to Drown Government in the Bathtub
The government shutdown provided a short-term version of what some activists have long wanted: A government small enough so that you could 'drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub.'
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Lawmakers Say They Have an Agreement to Avoid Another Shutdown
Negotiators say they have worked out disagreements on border spending, but they still have to win over Trump.
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Justice Department Sues Energy Contractors for Fraud Over Hanford Site Cleanup
The government accuses Lockheed Martin Corp. and affiliates of making false claims, kickbacks.
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