Oversight

Justice Department to Appeal Trump Special Master Order

Government prosecutors ask U.S. District Judge Cannon not to force them to hand over classified records seized in Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago while appeal is pending

Management

What’s Next after the FBI Search of Trump’s Residence?

"What we do know is that they were executing a search warrant that suggested they had probable cause to believe that evidence would be found for three different crimes."

Management

A Critical Jan. 6 Witness Retires from the Secret Service

The agency says Anthony Ornato left “in good standing after 25 years of devoted service.”

Employee Policy

Do some 9/11 responders have a new kind of dementia?

World Trade Center responders who have PTSD may have a new, specific form of dementia, a new study suggests.

Defense

Do Some 9/11 Responders Have a New Kind of Dementia?

World Trade Center responders who have PTSD may have a new, specific form of dementia, a new study suggests.

Management

FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Affidavit Reveals How Trump May Have Compromised National Security – a Legal Expert Answers 5 Key Questions

A search warrant expert breaks down the affidavit the FBI used to search Mar-a-Lago, and the national security concerns it presents.

Employee Policy

NARA recovered more than 100 classified documents from Trump in January

The National Archives earlier this year recovered hundreds of pages of classified material from the president's home, including documents relating to special access programs—some of the nation's most closely held secrets.

Employee Policy

Biden names next Secret Service director ‘at a critical moment’

The pick for the job, Kim Cheatle, previously worked at the agency for 27 years and was on Biden’s detail when he was vice president.

Management

The National Archives Recovered More Than 100 Classified Documents from Trump in January

The more than 700 pages of classified material included documents relating to special access programs – some of the nation's most closely held secrets.

Management

Biden Names the Next Secret Service Director ‘At a Critical Moment’

Kim Cheatle previously worked at the agency for 27 years and was on Biden’s detail when he was vice president.

Employee Policy

New director Is bringing hope to the federal prisons agency

However, her previous work leading the Oregon Department of Corrections has not gone without criticism.

Management

A New Director Is Bringing Hope to the Federal Prisons Agency

However, her previous work leading the Oregon Department of Corrections has not gone without criticism.

Employee Policy

Unions, employee groups and lawmakers condemn threats of violence against feds

The FBI’s search of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago has spurred anti-government sentiment on online forums.

Oversight

Prosecuting a President Is Divisive and Sometimes Destabilizing – Here’s Why Many Countries Do It Anyway

Both sweeping immunity and overzealous prosecutions of former leaders can undermine democracy. But such prosecutions pose different risks for older democracies like the U.S. than in younger ones.

Employee Policy

Employees of now-embattled DHS IG gave supervisors high marks

The office had improved scores on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey in leadership, innovation and employee recognition.

Management

Unions, Employee Groups and Lawmakers Condemn Threats of Violence Against Feds

The FBI’s search of President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago has spurred anti-government sentiment on online forums.

Defense

You Don’t Have to Be a Spy to Violate the Espionage Act – and Other Crucial Facts about the Law Trump May Have Broken

Two national security law experts explain how the Espionage Act isn’t only about international intrigue, and share other important points about the law that was invoked in a search of Trump’s estate.

Employee Policy

Threats of violence against FBI agents ‘absolutely unacceptable,’ says FLEOA

The threats have been coming, after the FBI searched President Trump’s Florida residence Aug. 8.

Oversight

Senate Chairman Presses for Details on Deleted Jan. 6 Texts

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, wants officials to explain what they know about the deletion of texts potentially relevant to ongoing inquiries into the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection and why seemingly routine records management directives were ignored.