Management

USPS is still rushing ballot delivery in 18 states still accepting them

The Postal Service is continuing to take special steps to ensure valid ballots can still be counted.

Updated Management

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.

Workforce

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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

News

Presidential election too close to call after Election Day

The presidential candidates have campaigned on polar opposite plans for federal employees.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Workforce

Federal employees donate $4.2M in presidential race, mostly to Harris

Federal employee donations more than doubled compared to 2020 and became more Democratic.

Updated Management

10 congressional races for federal employees to watch

Many of the competitive House and Senate races involve lawmakers who oversee federal agency funding.

Workforce

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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

USPS to mail voters: Send in your ballots now

Postal Service suggests week-out deadline despite fast ballot performance so far.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Workforce

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.