Pay & Benefits
DHS to again stop paying employees in May if shutdown continues
Republicans took a new step on Tuesday to end the 67-day standoff, but there is still no immediate end in sight.
Management
RFK: Cuts at HHS haven’t led to problems, but we’re hiring 12,000 new employees
"Nobody in the agency wants to cut these programs," Kennedy said, suggesting instead they were required by the White House.
Management
USDA is moving forward with various reorgs despite legal questions and bipartisan concerns
“This might be the best idea since sliced bread, I don’t know,” one Republican said.
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Management
VA has touted appointment wait time reductions, but new data shows a more mixed reality
A comparative analysis of select wait-time data for new patients at more than 100 medical centers indicates the department has made progress in some areas, but not all.
Workforce
FEMA came up with a goal to cut half its staff without a plan to get there, records show
The total was prescribed by DHS officials and sent to the White House.
Pay & Benefits
VA's failure to use its new authority to boost pay for doctors draws bipartisan criticism
Department officials, including those in the Trump administration, have long complained that legal pay caps are hurting retention and veteran care.
Pay & Benefits
DHS employees to begin receiving paychecks this week
The Homeland Security Department is still shut down but Trump has ordered immediate back pay anyway.
Management
Privatization, eliminations and consolidations: Major reforms from Trump's budget
The president's fiscal 2027 blueprint contains significant overhauls to the work carried out by federal agencies.
Workforce
See where Trump is looking to make staffing cuts next year and where he wants to grow
The White House wants to stabilize the size of the federal workforce overall in FY27, though some agencies would still experience large reductions.
Management
Civilian agencies face 10% cuts in Trump’s 2027 budget
Dozens of programs and grants face elimination, although proposed cuts to non-defense agencies are smaller than last year and a Defense boost would raise overall spending.
Workforce
Interior incentivizes more staff departures after already cutting 20% of its workforce
The department becomes the first to offer a widespread "deferred resignation" this year.
Workforce
Consumer watchdog agency asks court for permission to slash its workforce by two-thirds
The argument that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can carry out its duties with one-third the staff is "laughable," a union official said.
Management
Forest Service to move HQ out of DC, shutter regional offices in sweeping overhaul
Employees react with tears, warn of brain drain and call the changes "a pointless exercise."
Workforce
A federal office designed to stave off the next financial crisis is being dismantled by the Trump administration
Upcoming layoffs at the Treasury Department agency will result in an overall workforce reduction of 64%.
Management
Shutdown poised to continue for DHS after House, Senate take diverging paths
A breakthrough appeared early Friday morning but House Republicans appeared to quickly kill it.
Management
Education Dept. HQ handed to Energy as Trump advances effort to dismantle agency
Education says it no longer needs the space after slashing half of its workforce.
Management
After two days of training, TSA says ICE personnel are ready to help at airports
TSA officers themselves typically train for six months before they are placed on the job, but the agency says ICE is already helping with the shutdown-induced crisis.
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Workforce
The Trump administration paid these employees not to work for more than a year. It just called them back
Some employees sidelined for their diversity and inclusion jobs received a one year, stress-ridden sabbatical, but are now returning to similar jobs.
Management
Mullin confirmed to lead DHS as shutdown drags on and 100,000 employees remain unpaid
Trump's new DHS chief promises some reforms and renewed staffing efforts.
Management