Trump administration
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President Trump issued an executive order for federal agencies to review their policies and procedures for buying American. He suspect loopholes in buy-American laws are too often used when the government buys. Agencies are to forward their legal and procedural reviews to Commerce Secretary Wilber Ross, who will in turn deliver a draft set of recommendations by the end of the year.
April 20, 2017 -
Linda Springer, a senior adviser at OMB, said the Trump administration is borrowing from past administrations and modifying many long-held concepts to reorganize and restructure the government.
April 20, 2017 -
The 139th Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House is hosted April 17 by President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House
April 17, 2017 -
The Trump administration, as it promised, ended the 90-day hiring freeze. Simultaneously it launched an ambitious plan to re-do the executive branch bureaucracy top to bottom.
April 13, 2017 -
Foreign affairs imposed on the Trump administration. Treasury moved to sanction North Koreans believed to have military ties. Trump said the U.S. would take unilateral action in response to Pyonyang threats.
April 06, 2017 -
Heading toward April, the Trump administration was operating on several fronts, following the withdrawal of Republican-led legislation revising health care law.
March 30, 2017 -
It's President Donald Trump's turn to step up to the federal technology plate. Will he hit a home run or strike out?
March 28, 2017 -
Veterans groups want a 10 percent overall budget increase for VA, more staffing and updated facilities to meet today's healthcare needs.
March 24, 2017 -
Although President Donald Trump's skinny budget failed to mention a pay raise for federal employees, a 1.9 percent pay hike may be in the works.
March 23, 2017 -
The federal government hasn't seen large-scale, involuntary reductions in force in a long time But RIFs are looking increasingly possible as the Trump administration’s budget plans are released. Heather White, a partner who specializes in federal employment law at the Federal Practice Group, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk current laws and regulations around RIFs.
March 23, 2017 -
A new report urges the Trump Administration to do all it can to get federal agencies focused on customer service to make government operations more efficient and lower costs. Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president for research and evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the report put out by the Partnership and Accenture.
March 23, 2017 -
In one of the busiest weeks yet, the Trump administration gave Congress two budget proposals to debate.
March 16, 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 -
The high paced level of activity this past week centered on the still-sketchy 2018 budget under preparation by the Trump administration. Balancing the big increase the president wants for the Defense Department are cuts averaging 10 percent for civilian agencies.
March 02, 2017 -
The Trump administration's regulatory budget promotes fewer regulations and less growth in cost to agencies, leaving room for better decision making.
February 23, 2017