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FTC commissioners sue to block Trump from firing them
The president has sought to remove several Biden appointees ahead of the end of their terms.
'This is the law, allocate the funding': Trump's funding freeze faces bipartisan and renewed court opposition
Top appropriators in the Senate are accusing Trump of unlawfully withholding $3 billion from the just-signed FY25 spending bill.
Dems call for Bisignano to withdraw as SSA tweaks controversial plan
The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that the plan to end phone service for benefits applications and direct deposit changes will no longer apply to Americans filing for disability payments.
Senators grill Bisignano about contact with SSA and DOGE officials
The nominee to lead the Social Security Administration acknowledged knowing one DOGE operative for 20 years, but denied improper contacts with officials prior to his confirmation, despite whistleblower accounts to the contrary.
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Bill to fast track approval of Trump and Musk agency cuts advanced by House committee
Presidents have previously had the authority to propose government reorganization plans that Congress must approve or reject.
After DeJoy's departure, postal unions vow to fight any effort to upend USPS
The union officials are optimistic the postal board will choose a leader who believes in a public Postal Service.
House Dems cite ‘fundamental conflict’ of Rubio’s acting appointments atop USAID and National Archives
Lawmakers’ concerns stem from a March 11 memo instructing USAID employees to prepare for mass destruction of agency records.
FEMA set for elimination, Noem says, amid bipartisan House reform proposal
The disaster response and recovery agency has been repeatedly criticized by President Donald Trump.
GSA names new deputy administrator
The agency’s second in command had been serving as an advisor to the acting administrator.
DOGE's attempt to be a force for genuine reform will depend on its decision-making
COMMENTARY | The Elon Musk-backed efficiency initiative should rely on sound decision-making as well as selecting sustainable preferences, argue two scholars.
Regional boards for federal agency coordination officially disbanded
A recent Trump executive order mandated the end of federal executive boards, which have been around since 1961.
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Trump order put states at the forefront of cyber and natural disaster response
The executive order signed this week is part of a wider push to put the onus on states and localities to prepare for disasters, rather than the federal government.
GSA to ‘quadruple' in size to centralize procurement across the government
The head of GSA’s Federal Acquisition Service told employees at a Thursday meeting that the agency will “do about $400 billion” in procurement management under this effort.
Trump signs order directing the Education secretary to shut down the department
The order is sure to draw legal challenges.
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VA blocks its benefits employees from speaking freely to the department’s lawyers
Attorneys at VA, who play a key role in helping veterans receive benefits, are the latest in the Trump administration to face potential sidelining.
SSA head’s 3-month plan touts workforce reductions while calling for identity and AI investment
The acting commissioner at SSA said that he has “made some mistakes” and promised to learn from them in an email to staff Tuesday.
Judge: Musk and Trump’s effort to disband USAID is likely unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang found that the Trump administration and Elon Musk violated the constitutional separation of powers and the Appointments Clause when it ordered the shuttering of the foreign aid agency.
Trump appeals rulings that blocked his firings of Democrats on independent federal boards
The Trump administration argued that current law limiting the reasons for the president to remove members of independent government boards is unconstitutional.
Experts fear global media agency’s gutting will strip key tools against foreign propaganda
U.S. Agency for Global Media programs serve a critical function in the face of U.S. adversaries’ efforts to wage information warfare against American allies and regions of critical interest, an influence operations analyst said.
Trump overturned two Biden rules, Congress set to clear more for repeal
The president is prioritizing deregulation in his second term.
