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Republicans Seek Assurance That Certain VA Health Jobs Are Exempt From Hiring Freeze
The department this week said it plans to exempt anyone it considers necessary for “public safety.”
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State Department Loses Top Management Team in Trump’s First Week
In addition to the key leadership vacancies, the federal hiring freeze also could hobble operations.
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The Border Wall Is a Negotiating Tactic Straight Out of 'The Art of the Deal'
Trump seems to be taking whole pages out of his own his 1987 best seller to renegotiate the U.S.'s relationship with Mexico.
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House Majority Leader Calls ‘Career Bureaucrats’ the Washington Swamp in Op-Ed
The piece implies career civil servants created Obama-era executive regulations, which is not true.
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Trump Plans to Keep Small Business Administration in the Cabinet, Nominee Says
Linda McMahon backs away from earlier support to move the SBA into the Commerce Department.
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Unanswered Hiring Freeze Questions Leave Agencies Taking Different Approaches
Employees, applicants also expressing uncertainty.
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The Ten Behaviors of Strong Personal Leadership
Great leaders endeavor to live at their best, so they can lead at their best.
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Drastically Changing Agency Missions Is Harder Than Trump Might Think
Past efforts to eliminate or upend federal agencies achieved little success.
Tech
Comparing Trump and Obama's Initial White House Websites
Uploading the whitehouse.gov website really does not take that long.
Tech
The Trump Administration Reportedly Plans to Deny the Existence of Climate-Change Science
The administration is about to remove the main federal climate science page from the internet.
Management
Trump Says He’ll Seek ‘Major Investigation Into Voter Fraud’
Trump’s claims of electoral fraud aren’t new. He made them repeatedly as a candidate when it appeared that Hillary Clinton would win the election
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White House Pleads Ignorance on Agency Gag Orders
EPA employees "are scared," according to one long-time career worker.
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OMB Nominee Wants “High-Morale, High-Performance” Federal Workforce
Rep. Mick Mulvaney said he wants to figure out how to better reward top employees and deal with poor performers.
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No, the Trump Transition Is Not Far Behind That of Previous Presidents
Trump has moved 23 percent faster than Obama and Bush in filling cabinet, but lower-tier positions are lagging, analysis shows.
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Don’t Set Goals For Yourself — Instead, Create Systems That Make It Easy For You to Succeed
It's time to reflect on your micro-habits.
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Trump’s Federal Hiring Freeze May Kill Hundreds of Jobs for Nurses, Scientists and Engineers
Clinical nurse, starting salary $69,405....civil engineer, starting salary $94,796.
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The Top 10 Reasons People Are Denied a Security Clearance
Know what issues could cause problems in your own background investigation before you apply.
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Here Are the Details of Trump’s Governmentwide Hiring Freeze
OPM and OMB will come up with an alternate plan for dealing with federal workforce attrition.
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How Will the Hiring Freeze Affect Diversity in Government?
The outgoing administration asked agencies to assess why Hispanic federal employees are underrepresented in the workforce, but the new hiring freeze might divert attention from diversity issues.
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