Donald Trump
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service says millenials received significantly less mail in 2017 than the year before. Meanwhile Mitch McConnell said he has no plans to shut down the government over President Trump’s push for border wall funds.
July 31, 2018 -
President Donald Trump plans to nominate James Gfrerer to be the next assistant secretary for information and technology and CIO at VA.
July 30, 2018 -
Nearly four decades and seven presidents since one of Jimmy Carter’s proudest accomplishments — the Civil Service Reform Act, the team of President Donald Trump is set to take a crack at overhauling the government bureaucracy.
July 27, 2018 -
Ahead of oral arguments in federal district court on Wednesday, federal employee unions showed their disapproval of three recent executive orders from President Donald Trump.
July 25, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the president has named Tamara Bonzanto to take over as the new assistant secretary for the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Veterans Affairs Department.
July 23, 2018 -
In setting forth its goals for reorganizing the government, the Trump administration may be missing an important distinction, namely the difference between goals and output measures.
July 19, 2018 -
Between Donald Trump's summit with Vladimir Putin and still unresolved immigration issues, Congress is reacting — or in some cases remaining silent — on a wide range of challenges. Roll Call's David Hawkings talked with Tom Temin about it.
July 17, 2018 -
With three months left to go in the cost-of-living adjustment countdown clock, federal/military/Social Security retirees are looking at a January inflation-catch up of 2.7 percent.
July 13, 2018 -
The White House believes federal unions across the country have been taking taxpayers for a ride using “official” time, which is meant to monitor health and safety issues in contracts, to conduct union business.
July 12, 2018 -
House Democrats are increasing their pressure on President Donald Trump to rescind his recent executive orders on official time and collective bargaining.
July 11, 2018 -
It's been over a year now since President Donald Trump signed the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act into law, which he and top VA leadership said would give them much-needed authority to fire employees more quickly.
July 10, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, almost three dozen former military officers and officials said the ban undermines national security.
July 09, 2018 -
In Mike Causey's absence, long-time reader and IRS retiree Tony Krolik writes about his retirement and tries to quell the fears of feds worried about moving on the face of threatened benefits cuts.
July 05, 2018 -
Members of Congress might be physically out of town this week, but their minds are likely still in Washington.
July 03, 2018 -
Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) has offered legislation to give federal employees up to 12 weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.
June 29, 2018