Trump administration
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It takes people, people with knowledge, skill and planning to get new plans through government.
February 21, 2017 -
On the personnel front, the Trump administration had an up-and-down week. The departure of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and the withdrawal of Labor Secretary Andrew Puzder set Washington abuzz. But the Senate confirmed Michael Mulvaney as director of the Office of Management and Budget, Steve Mnuchin as Treasury secretary, and Dr. David Shulkin as VA secretary.
February 16, 2017 -
Many federal employees still wonder what direction their agency will head with Donald Trump in the White House - including DoD. Dr. Nora Bensahel and Retired Lt. General David Barno, from the School of International Service at American University, spoke to Eric White on Federal Drive with Tom Temin to provide an analysis of what's ahead for the Pentagon.
February 10, 2017 -
Battling on both the judicial and immigration fronts, the Trump administration over the past week faced a legal setback to its action on immigration from seven countries. The issue was before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, likely en route to the Supreme Court.
February 09, 2017 -
Two Democrat senators are prodding the White House for more information on the private email accounts used by Trump administration senior officials.
February 07, 2017 -
Congress is slow to confirm President Donald Trump's nominees and the administration's budget proposal will most likely be delayed. David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, spoke on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about what to expect in the upcoming weeks.
February 07, 2017 -
Elements of it might have been controversial, but the Trump administration in its second week launched a slew of new initiatives.
February 02, 2017 -
Lynne Bernabei, a partner with the D.C. law firm of Bernabei and Kabat, said Yates' firing and Trump administration distaste of State Department dissent channel will give federal employees a lot to think about.
February 02, 2017 -
Everybody likes a smaller, more efficient government with better services from its agencies and the habit of hiring the best possible people. Throw in a hiring freeze and a reduction through attrition and you end up with a nearly unsolvable equation. Margo Conrad, director of education and outreach at the Partnership for Public Service joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the effects the freeze may have on the ability to ensure quality service.
February 01, 2017 -
When Donald Trump, as president-elect, went after the intelligence community on its reports of alleged Russian election hacking, one could say it surprised the establishment. Daniel Benjamin, a former State Department employee and scholar at Dartmouth College, argues on Federal Drive with Tom Temin that it may have sabotaged the Trump Administration's ability to conduct foreign policy.
January 31, 2017 -
President Donald Trump got to work quickly after his inauguration a week ago. Of greatest immediate impact on federal employees, by Monday the administration had imposed a hiring freeze.
January 26, 2017 -
David Hawkings, senior editor at Roll Call, predicts that proposed changes by lawmakers will likely garner more support from the Trump administration than they did in the Obama administration. Hawkings walks Federal Drive with Tom Temin through the Capitol Hill near-term agenda.
January 24, 2017 -
President-elect Donald Trump's nominations for Defense, Homeland Security and National Security Advisor touch off Washington star wars.
December 08, 2016