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OMB Nominee Needs to Understand Creating a 'High-Performing' Workforce Won't Be Easy
Rep. Mick Mulvaney wants to do a better job of rewarding top employees and holding poor performers accountable.
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White House to ‘Career Bureaucrats’ Who Disagree With Trump: Get On Board or Get Out
Statement comes after career State Department employees sign dissent against Trump orders.
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Defense Could Be Next to Announce Hiring Freeze Exemptions
Spokesman says department is finalizing guidance; senators urge exemptions for naval shipyard workers, citing national security.
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White House to EPA Employees: Don’t Believe Everything You Hear
EPA’s contract freeze has thawed.
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Trump’s Lobbying Ban Draws Mixed Reviews From Ethics Groups
White House ethics order cancels Obama’s similar directive from 2009.
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Trump Signs One In, Two Out Order to Slash Federal Regulations
Agencies must now examine net costs of new and old regulations.
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Trump Has Trouble Making Obamacare Ads Disappear
Advertising firm steps in to run promotions that the new administration canceled.
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Advice for Those Weighing Jobs in the Trump Administration
Assessing the risks of service.
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In Apparent Reversal, Trump Administration Says Immigration Ban Will Not Affect Green Card Holders
Legal residents are allowed back into the U.S. after all, says the White House chief of staff.
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‘I Can’t Get Out Fast Enough’: Meet the Feds Who Say They’re Leaving Under Trump
Many federal employees say they won’t wait out the new administration.
Management
VA Exempts Roughly 100 Job Titles From Hiring Freeze, Leaves Door Open For More
Doctors, nurses, police, engineers and cemetery caretakers are among the positions listed in the acting secretary’s memo.
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How Trump Plans to Slash Regulations by 75 Percent
As the new administration seeks to curtail Obama's rules, some look to Britain for a model.
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Harris Sells Federal IT Business
The deal is reflective of what analysts believe will be a busy year for mergers among IT contractors.
Management
How Reporters Misread Trump’s First Week in Office
The new president’s opening act has disrupted governing traditions, but it’s the second act that matters most.
Management
One Reason for GSA’s Silence on Trump Hotel: It’s Complicated
There’s no easy solution for an agency caught in a highly politicized situation.
Management
The Price of an F-35 Was Already Falling. Can Trump Drive it Lower?
Analyzing the changing cost of the JSF since the first production orders were placed in 2007.
Management
Trump's Orders Calling for 15,000 New Federal Employees Could Face Setbacks
Hiring surge comes from president’s immigration executive orders.
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Industry Group to Trump: Halting EPA Contracts is Bad for Business
Part of the contracting community voiced “serious concerns” over the move, calling on EPA and the new administration to “share as much information publicly as possible” about the validity, rationale and duration of contract suspensions.
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