2024 Election
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Harris concession opens agencies to Trump—if he opts in
The president-elect typically sends teams into federal agencies to receive briefings and set priorities, but Trump needs to take another step first.
Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies
Federal employee unions sought to balance reassuring members that they will fight the return of measures undermining feds’ civil service protections with asserting their commitment to nonpartisan service.
An agency-by-agency look at Trump's plan to overhaul government
The president-elect's vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.
What Trump’s win means for the federal workforce
The Republican former president has vowed to remake the civil service in his image with the reinstatement of Schedule F.
Presidential election too close to call after Election Day
The presidential candidates have campaigned on polar opposite plans for federal employees.
Agencies have completed their pre-election transition briefings. Trump may still not get them on time.
The former president is still sidestepping the government's transition process, and if he wins that could cause roadblocks as he seeks to take control of agencies.
If Republicans sweep on Election Day, they could easily repeal these Biden policies
The Congressional Review Act enables Congress to revoke recently-issued regulations, but which Biden administration rules they will be able to unwind depends on a still undetermined date.
Undoing the ‘deep state’ means Trump would undo over a century of progress in building a federal government for the people
The American administrative state was established almost 100 years ago by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Federal employees donate $4.2M in presidential race, mostly to Harris
Federal employee donations more than doubled compared to 2020 and became more Democratic.
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10 congressional races for federal employees to watch
Many of the competitive House and Senate races involve lawmakers who oversee federal agency funding.
Employee group urges centralized response to increase in doxxing and threats against federal workers
The Department of Justice Gender Equality Network urged department leadership to create a centralized “triage” team to better tackle instances where members of the public doxx or threaten employees online.
Why Trump potentially sidestepping normal political appointee screening is raising concerns
The former president likely has the authority to take steps outlined by his team, but experts say they raise national security red flags.
Trump and Musk want to create a government efficiency commission. It’s not a new idea
Presidents Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both spearheaded initiatives to reduce government waste and inefficiency, although they went about it in vastly different ways.
Biden’s State Dept. hiring surge ‘at the heart of everything’ he’s accomplished diplomatically, secretary says
Administration officials hope their gains can withstand an adversarial administration or Congress next year.
USPS to mail voters: Send in your ballots now
Postal Service suggests week-out deadline despite fast ballot performance so far.
Ethics office clears federal official for his Project 2025 involvement
The agency leader wrote a chapter for the document but did not break any ethics laws in doing so, OGE says.
USPS is delivering ballots quickly and on time
The Postal Service says a few local issues have come up but they have rapidly been addressed.
Democrats, stakeholders continue to warn Trump won't be ready to govern without transition participation
Presidential transitions are built for joint communication to prepare agencies and their potential new leaders, but Trump is so far sidestepping that process.
Biden says Trump's civil service plans make him unfit for office
The president cited his predecessor’s support for reinstating Schedule F, a controversial plan to make tens of thousand of federal workers at-will employees, as he campaigned for Vice President Harris' White House bid.
Secret Service needs to fix 'corrosive cultural attitudes' with its workforce to prevent a successful assassination, panel finds
The failures that led to a nearly successful assassination attempt on Trump run deeper than staffing shortfalls, the investigators found.
