Workforce
Trump will require agency plans to slash workforce as he lays out hiring freeze details
The freeze is set to be widespread and last 90 days.
Management
Here's who is leading federal agencies as Trump nominees await confirmation
With one exception, the temporary leaders are career officials.
Management
GSA will ‘recommit’ to ‘founding purpose,’ says acting administrator
Stephen Ehikian, previously of Salesforce, has been tapped to serve as GSA’s acting administrator.
Management
What Trump’s inaugural address means for federal employees
Many of Trump’s expected Day 1 executive orders will impact government workers.
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Workforce
Trump to again freeze federal hiring
The new president will allow some exceptions, but says the freeze is necessary to root out "useless and overpaid" activists from federal rolls.
Management
She was the first Black woman to run the U.S. budget. She doesn’t want to be the last.
Shalanda Young, outgoing director of Biden’s Office of Management and Budget, spoke about her historic tenure, her approach to leadership — and her concerns about what lies ahead.
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Management
Trump's Day 1 border actions will empower DHS staff and deploy military
The incoming president will seek to "end asylum" and limit restrictions on federal personnel.
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Defense
Tracking Trump’s national-security conflicts of interest
Experts say the businessman-turned-president has even more entanglements this time around.
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Transition
What to know about executive orders as Trump prepares to take office
What are executive orders — and how do presidents use them? Here’s what to know about them and the scope of their power.
Workforce
Trump's pick for DHS chief vows to shake up 'dysfunctional' department, boost workforce morale
Kristi Noem used her confirmation hearing to excoriate work done by DHS during the Biden administration and said big changes are coming.
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Management
IRS chief to step down upon Trump's inauguration, well before his term expires
The announcement follows Trump's decision to replace Biden's top tax collection official.
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Management
Senior executive standards get first update in more than 15 years
OPM said technological advances necessitated the changes, but some stakeholders argued the modifications still don’t reflect current governmental needs.
Workforce
The civil service system is a barrier to effective talent management
COMMENTARY | Government needs to adopt overhaul recommendations and “tailor employment policies toward specific occupations or labor markets.”
Management
Trump nominees offer praise to career feds, but promise efficiencies
The president-elect's picks to lead EPA, State and other agencies struck a different tone toward civil servants than some former Trump officials, suggesting the administration would lean on their expertise.
Pay & Benefits
Democrats introduce bills to provide feds 4.3% average pay raise in 2026, standardize retiree COLAs
Lawmakers have reintroduced annual bills aimed at setting a marker for the upcoming federal pay raise debate and to end bifurcated cost-of-living increases for federal retirees.
Transition
Biden lauds federal workforce’s dedication in farewell letter
The outgoing president thanked federal employees for their dedication and reflected on his administration's policy achievements and accomplishments.
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Oversight
Inspectors general have a new bipartisan caucus in the Senate
The president-elect has a record of removing inspectors general.
Pay & Benefits
How to prepare for an unexpected retirement
Some readers with fears about the future of their jobs under the next administration reached out for advice.
Workforce
House Oversight Republicans open Congress with rants against telework, unions
The first hearing of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee was ostensibly about telework yet frequently devolved into anti-union rhetoric.
Updated
Workforce
VA employees ordered to pay back bonuses over misconduct now have an appeal process
The rulemaking is the result of a 2017 law intended to make it easier to remove poor-performing VA employees, but the Biden administration previously decided not to use it after legal decisions blunted the law’s authorities.
Management
Trump’s pick for OMB chief defends removing civil service protections, withholding appropriated funds
Russ Vought laments "weaponized bureaucracies" as he draws bipartisan criticism for declining to commit to following spending laws.
Management
What does the head of the State Department do?
The secretary of state has an expansive job that could make or break peace deals and key foreign alliances.
Management
DOGE agency deployments raise ethical and influence concerns
Trump’s government efficiency commission is reportedly sending staff around government, but its structure remains a mystery.
