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Agencies expect small fiscal 2025 funding increases — at best

The Professional Services Council’s federal budget forecast predicts that fiscal 2025 appropriations will edge up slightly at best or face potential stinging GOP-led cuts.

Management

Here’s what we know about the investigations into Matt Gaetz

Trump’s nominee for attorney general has been investigated by the House Ethics Committee and the Department of Justice. He has denied wrongdoing.

Management

O'Malley to step down as SSA chief this month, seeks political role

Martin O'Malley won plaudits for reinvigorating a resource-starved SSA, but will leave his post early.

Management

USDS looks for a new deputy as the Trump administration approaches 

Mina Hsiang, current administrator of the U.S. Digital Service, is expected to leave before the Trump administration takes the helm.

Management

As Trump names VA pick, firing and privatization come back into the spotlight

Trump's choice is already highlighting some of the most controversial VA priorities from the president-elect's first term.

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Trusted Workforce 2.0: Moving the chains to phase three in federal vetting reform

COMMENTARY | “It's no longer just about strategy—it's about execution,” writes one expert.

Management

USPS loses $9.5B in FY24 and says another red year is coming

Postal management remains committed to DeJoy's reforms, saying it is showing positive signs.

Management

CISA Director Jen Easterly to depart on Inauguration Day

Easterly and Deputy Director Nitin Natarajan are set to leave as an administration change casts doubt on the agency’s future. 

Management

Senate confirms Biden’s ethics czar, who will remain under Trump

Senate Democrats use dwindling floor time to confirm a new head for the government's ethics office, with whom Trump administration often butted heads in his first term.

Updated Management

Which of Trump's nominees have been confirmed?

These individuals will hold huge sway in enacting the president's policies toward federal employees.

Management

Could a new Trump administration push for another federal hiring freeze?

The president-elect's previous experience with a governmentwide 79-day halt to agency hiring could inform his new approach to the federal workforce, if those lessons still apply. 

Management

Satisfaction with government hits record high just before a new Trump admin 

The incoming Trump administration casts an uncertain light on the customer experience gains made in recent years.

Management

One federal agency hasn’t ensured its employee gyms are safe and secure, OIG says

The Consumer Product Safety Commission’s inspector general sent out a management alert warning that the agency’s fitness facilities were in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as multiple OPM and GSA regulations. 

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House Republicans say they’ll confer with Trump on shutdown avoidance plans

Republican leaders are weighing another stopgap bill, but want to consider Trump's preference.

Management

USPS is still rushing ballot delivery in 18 states still accepting them

The Postal Service is continuing to take special steps to ensure valid ballots can still be counted.

Management

Industry execs weigh potential impacts of presidential transition

A group of senior leaders at government contractors outline the challenges and opportunities they see in a second Trump term.

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Trump has ‘intent’ to engage in transition and Biden will help, White House says

The Biden administration is telling career employees to be helpful, though Trump's team so far has declined to engage in the process.

Management

Trusted Workforce is the kind of bipartisan, broad government reform we need

COMMENTARY | Creating better, more agile processes for onboarding federal workers, is an example of the kind of reform that’s difficult, but not impossible when government agencies and the executive and legislative branches work together, writes one observer.

Updated Management

Harris concession opens agencies to Trump—if he opts in

The president-elect typically sends teams into federal agencies to receive briefings and set priorities, but Trump needs to take another step first.