Management
Here’s how Trump’s new vice presidential pick stacks up on federal workforce issues
Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, has been at the center of GOP efforts in Congress to “dismantle” diversity, equity and inclusion programs at federal agencies, and has suggested that if Trump wins re-election, he should fire “every mid-level bureaucrat” in government.
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How federal agencies are responding to the Trump assassination attempt
FBI, Secret Service and others are taking a lead role and deploying personnel in response to Saturday's shooting.
News
FBI identifies shooter in assassination attempt on Trump at campaign rally
A spectator at the rally was killed and two others were injured in the shooting.
News
Biden says ‘no place for this kind of violence in America’ after shooting at Trump rally
Vice President Kamala Harris also issued a statement saying she and the second gentleman were praying for Trump and his family.
News
Trump ‘safe’ after shooting at campaign rally in Pennsylvania; one spectator and suspected gunman killed
The incident is reportedly being investigated as an assassination attempt.
Workforce
Biden trashes Trump’s civil service plans in press conference
The president described Project 2025 and Schedule F threats to the United States’ democratic system during a press conference Thursday.
Management
High crimes and mental competency don’t keep presidents from security clearances because, they don’t get them
COMMENTARY | Even more important than the president when it comes to protecting classified information are those national security professionals with the jobs of ensuring it is briefed, stored, and shared properly, writes one security clearance expert.
Tech
Trump pledges to ax Biden’s AI executive order
The newly adopted Republican platform calls the executive order “dangerous.”
Management
The major takeaways for federal employees from the first presidential debate
President Biden and former President Trump clashed over the role of government and their vision for how to manage agencies.
News
The presidential debate offers an opportunity for errors, partisan spin − and maybe an opening for change
The June 27 debate gives both campaigns the chance to test their candidates and messages while very few voters are paying attention.
Tech
Proposed federal AI roadmap would fund local election offices
Amid warnings that artificial intelligence could “totally discredit our election systems,” a group of U.S. senators released a sprawling roadmap that includes grant funding to keep elections safe from AI.
Management
Former NSA head feels ‘really good’ about election security come November
Paul Nakasone, the recently retired head of NSA and CYBERCOM, said the intelligence community has everything it needs to combat election interference attempts later this year.
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Trump found guilty on 34 felony counts in New York hush money trial
The first criminal trial of a former U.S. president wrapped up in Manhattan on Thursday, marking an extraordinary moment in American history.
Workforce
Trump’s civil service plans unsettle labor leaders at start of campaign season
Lawmakers and leaders of the American Federation of Government Employees warned that the former president represents a “threat to democracy” at the union’s annual legislative conference.
Management
Will an attack on federal employees swing the election? Probably no
COMMENTARY | A closer look at what a recent series of focus groups revealed.
Workforce
Pence ‘Day 1’ plan includes a telework rollback, spending freeze and ban on gender affirming care
The former vice president and Republican presidential candidate on Tuesday unveiled a laundry list of executive actions he would take immediately upon assuming office to reverse the Biden administration’s policies.
Workforce
DeSantis pledges to eliminate agencies and slash the federal workforce, following a long line of recent GOP candidates
Florida governor and presidential candidate says his administration would "fundamentally reshape Washington."
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