Oversight
Interior Appears Likely to Receive Funding for Relocation Even as Top Watchdog Announces Investigation
Congressional committee to subpoena records from BLM that justify moving hundreds of employees.
Workforce
Interior Department Delivers Hundreds of Relocation Notices to Employees
Headquarters staff now has 30 days to accept the reassignment or face removal from the agency.
Workforce
Interior to Offer Buyouts to Employees Tapped for Relocation, As Some Already Head for the Exits
"We're losing people every day," one employee says.
Workforce
Interior Threatens to Relocate Employees Without Incentive Payments If Congress Withholds Funding
Lawmakers say Interior should pause the relocations altogether.
Pay & Benefits
Interior to Offer Large Relocation Incentive to Employees Who Move Out West
The offer exceeds one recently provided by the Agriculture Department for a move to Kansas City.
Workforce
Interior Official: Land Bureau Relocations Are Not Intended to 'Drain the Swamp'
Department would like to retain all employees and has instituted a hiring freeze to ensure positions are available for those who don't want to move, official says.
Workforce
Tensions Rise Over Interior Department Relocations
Trump administration officials get personal with lawmakers objecting to the planned moves.
Oversight
USDA Office Relocations Are Illegal, IG Says
Agriculture Department counters that the spending law it allegedly violated is unconstitutional and therefore not binding.
Workforce
Mulvaney: Relocating Offices is a 'Wonderful Way' to Shed Federal Employees
White House chief of staff shares the administration's real objective in moving agencies outside of Washington.
Management
State Department Reforms Have Been Hindered by Changes in Staff and Priorities, Watchdog Finds
One initiative is complete, 13 are ongoing, two were stalled and one was terminated, GAO says.
Management
White House Sees Path for Less Interference in Implementing Its Government Reorganization
Administration officials are pleased with progress so far, though most efforts are not yet implemented.
Workforce
EPA to Close a Las Vegas Office, Reassign Employees
Agency to seek buyout, early retirement authority despite restrictions from Congress.
Workforce
Interior Announces Plan to Move Bureau's Headquarters, and Some Employees, West
Administration says the moves will better position employees to manage lands, though critics warn of resulting staff cuts.
Management
More Than Two-Thirds at Agriculture Research Office Reject Relocation
Union survey of some 200 employees shows Perdue plan will lead to high attrition.
Workforce
OPM Doesn’t Anticipate Furloughs in October
Acting Director Margaret Weichert sought to reassure employees that their jobs were safe despite a recent dust-up with lawmakers.
Management
Vast Majority of Staffers at Agriculture Research Agency Reject Relocation
Union blames "aggressive timeline" of move from D.C. to Kansas City.
Management
Kansas City Region Will Host Relocated Agriculture Offices
Local lawmakers welcome Secretary Perdue’s choice in still-disputed moves out of Washington, D.C.
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