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Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said proposed budget reductions for agencies such as EPA or HUD are based on the administration’s goals and priorities, and leaders at those agencies will be able to decide how best to address smaller budgets.
March 16, 2017 -
The Trump administration may be in for a surprise if it resorts to reductions in force, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
March 16, 2017 -
Now we know what federal managers are asked to do in the latest executive order from the Trump administration. It's not the first time they've been asked to look for waste and redundancy. Don Kettl, professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, offers some perspective on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
March 15, 2017 -
In today's Top Federal Headlines, after a bit of a wait, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office responds to a Freedom of Information Act request asking who was in charge.
March 14, 2017 -
White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the goal of the executive order is to make agencies more efficient, effective and accountable.
March 13, 2017 -
The General Services Administration wants Congress to secure funding for the billion-dollar project before it takes any more steps toward a new FBI headquarters.
March 10, 2017 -
A cadre of 33 Republicans appealed to the House Budget Committee to up the 2018 defense budget to $640 billion.
March 09, 2017 -
The White House issued a redone version of its temporary travel and immigration ban from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
March 09, 2017 -
How can agencies achieve greater innovation while navigating the inherent conflict between individual and organizational personality types that may work to limit innovation potential?
March 08, 2017 -
Proposed budget cuts to civilian agencies in fiscal 2018 may mean that the Social Security Administration will have to issue furlough notices to its employees. A union that represents SSA field operations and phone service center employees said the agency's workforce could see five days of furloughs for every 1 percent cut to the Social Security administration budget.
March 07, 2017 -
The Trump administration has had an extra month to work on its cybersecurity executive order. Former federal cyber officials and industry stakeholders say it's important to consider the role of agency leaders, and not to jump to conclusions about vacancies for cyber executives.
March 07, 2017 -
On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Radio's Eric White checked in with Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, for some predictions about the effect of the White House's so-called skinny budget on contracting.
March 06, 2017 -
Significant cuts to EPA's state programs and workforce have sent agency executives and employees' unions scrambling to get a better understanding of what direction the Trump administration wants to take the department.
March 06, 2017 -
Are civil servants as overworked, fearful and distracted as we're told constantly by the media? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey wants to know.
March 03, 2017 -
The Trump administration's plan to reduce non-defense discretionary spending by 10 percent means civilian agencies will need to look at programs and personnel, not just for this year, but for the long-term. Some fiscal observers says it's time to consider budget process reform.
March 01, 2017