Pay & Benefits
Trump's Top Budget Official Defends 2020 Pay Freeze to Congress
OMB chief pledges to work with agencies to develop performance and mission-based pay plans.
Management
Trump Administration Outlines How the OPM-GSA Merger Would Work
The White House plans to move the portions it can transfer administratively this year, while retirement and health care offices will have to wait until 2020 and for legislation.
Management
Science and Environmental Spending Make Conspicuous Targets in Trump Budget
Leader of key academic group says plan "would derail our nation’s science enterprise."
Management
Trump Administration Looks to Upend Collective Bargaining in Budget Proposal
Fiscal 2020 budget request seeks legislation to codify overturned elements of President Trump’s 2018 executive orders and expand control of labor-management issues.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Would Get Less Leave Under Trump’s 2020 Budget
Combining sick leave and vacation time would provide "maximum flexibility," the White House says.
Pay & Benefits
Trump's Budget Proposes Staffing Increases at All But 2 Cabinet-Level Agencies
Agency-by-agency job gains (or losses) under the White House’s 2020 request.
Defense
Lawmakers Question Pentagon’s Use of ‘Slush Fund’ to Skirt Budget Caps
Almost one-quarter of the 2020 defense budget is in OCO. That's sure to come up when Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan testifies on Thursday.
Management
IRS Budget Would Rise Slightly As Agency Manages New Tax Law
New numbers show controversial private debt collection brings in cash.
Pay & Benefits
'A Blueprint for How to Ruin the Civil Service'
Unions and management groups alike decry President Trump’s fiscal 2020 budget proposal to severely cut federal employee retirement programs and freeze pay.
Defense
Here’s What We Know About the Pentagon’s 2020 Budget Request
Money to extend border barriers and lavish use of the war fund are already drawing bipartisan fire.
Oversight
Taxpayer Advocate: IRS Will Need 12-18 Months to Recover From Shutdown
Retiring Olson makes valedictory plea for more funding.
Management
OMB Reminds Agencies That It Vets Documents Before Roll-Outs
Deputy Director Vought reinforces need for clearance of budget and media materials.
Management
Agencies In the Dark About Performance of Their Grants, Survey Shows
Funding uncertainty, administrative burden on recipients continue as challenges.
Management
Trump's Declaration of Emergency Authority to Redirect Spending Will Bring Complex Challenges
His $8 billion shuffle to build a border wall is unprecedented, maybe illegal in some parts.
Management
Shutdown Caused 'Real Harm' to IRS and Taxpayers, Advocate Argues
Details given on how tax agency struggled to launch filing season with furloughed staff.
Management
Trump Says He’s ‘Extremely Unhappy’ With Spending Agreement, Still Predicts No Shutdown
Congressional leadership appears on board with the deal, though Trump would not commit to signing it.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies Are Shutting Down More Activities, Furloughing More Workers as Funds Run Dry
Depleted funds from prior years and collected fees could sink agencies that had kept themselves afloat.
Oversight
Congress Used To Pass Bipartisan Legislation – Will It Ever Again?
Most Congresses since the 1970s have passed more than 500 laws, ranging from nuclear disarmament to deficit reduction. Will today's bitter partisanship hamstring the new Congress' productivity?
Management
Analysis: How to End Government Shutdowns, Forever
Congress should stop relying on one-off funding extensions to keep the government running.
Management
Stop-Work Orders Beginning to Go Out to Contractors
Companies wrestle with "highly fluid" shutdown situation.
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