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Agencies Strip Union of Office Space, Attempt to Charge Rent

Social Security’s Office of Hearing Operations unilaterally stripped NTEU of its office space, while Health and Human Services has proposed the union begin paying rent.

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Trump Pardons Men Who Inspired Armed Occupation of Federal Facility

The Hammonds were indicted on charges of threatening a federal employee and damaging federal property.

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Analysis: Brett Kavanaugh Is Devoted to the Presidency

Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has been deeply shaped by the needs and mores of the executive branch.

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What Next For The EPA? Here’s What Reagan Did

After two years of turmoil at the EPA in the 1980s, President Reagan hit the reset button, choosing a Republican who supported environmental protection to head the agency.

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Want To Love Your Job? Read This Article

There is no such thing as a bad job if you're playing the game of work with verve.

Management

Appointee Watch: Movement at Consumer Bureau, More Ambassadorial Nominations

Trump has recently announced a number of picks to be inspectors general, as well as key posts at Energy.

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Job References Often Lie. Ask These Questions To Make Them Tell The Truth

There’s an easy way to ensure references don’t sugar-coat candidates, without making anyone uncomfortable.

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The IRS Doesn’t Know How To Get In Touch With American Expats. But It Can Revoke Their Passports

According to a 2015 report, "IRS data systems are not designed to accommodate the different styles of international addresses."

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8 Leadership Questions for Sara Ratcliff

The executive director of the Federal Chief Human Capital Officers Council shares some hard-won lessons in leadership.

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Which Company Will Test the DNA of Separated Families?

And other unanswered questions about the HHS’s new plan to reunite migrants separated at the border.

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The Scramble To Reunite Immigrant Kids With Their Families Is A Case Study In Poor Project Management

The HHS plans to review the files of 12,000 children in its care, by hand.

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10 Ways to Get Good Advice from Federal Advisory Committees

Agencies devote considerable effort to planning, scheduling and staffing thousands of committees. Here’s how to get the most out of that effort.

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Pence Slams 'Abolish ICE' Movement, Calls for End to Attacks on Agents

Criticisms of ICE by Democrats "have to stop," the vice president says.

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Did Scott Pruitt Remake the EPA?

The agency is smaller, poorer, and less driven by science. But “I don’t think there is a big Pruitt legacy,” one legal scholar said.

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Scott Pruitt’s Replacement Knows His Way Around Washington

As a result, Andrew Wheeler may prove far more effective in advancing the Trump administration's agenda for EPA.

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OPM Issues Guidance on Executive Orders, But Many Questions Remain

Agencies are instructed not to violate existing collective bargaining agreements, but that will be tricky.

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Trump Admin Says It Will Comply With Court Order to Reunite Families Separated at the Border

Agency officials claim they have a handle on a situation others have described as "chaotic."

Management

Attorney General Cancels Two Dozen Justice Guidance Documents

Sessions’ deregulatory approach targets memos deemed “unnecessary, outdated, inconsistent.”