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VA secretary nominee rejects privatization but wants more employee firings
The Veterans Affairs Department’s workforce will have a advocate in its next secretary, President Trump’s pick to lead the ...
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How a pair of executive orders and a memo could fast track the civil service’s politicization
Good government experts warn that President Trump’s revival of Schedule F, inserting new criteria into the hiring process and ...
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Government’s top career execs face new political oversight as Trump vows to get ‘rid of all the cancer’
New memo could boost transfer of senior executives, as the president did on a limited basis in his first term.
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Trump administration fires Coast Guard leader
Commandant Linda Fagan had received bipartisan criticisms from members of Congress who accused the USCG of resisting ...
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Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government tech
The DOGE-focused executive order is one of many signed by the new president, including an order rescinding nearly 80 actions ...
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Trump wants a faster security clearance process, too
Priorities shift with every election cycle, but one remains constant: the demand for a more efficient government hiring ...
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Trump will require agency plans to slash workforce as he lays out hiring freeze details
Trump administration and DOGE officials have floated various proposals to further shrink agency workforces, including buyouts ...