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Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies

Feds brace for return of Trump personnel policies

“During President Trump’s first term, his administration attempted to gut many of our negotiated union contracts, downsize and relocate federal agencies at great disruption and cost to taxpayers and replace tens of thousands of nonpartisan civil servants with political appointees who would blindly do his bidding.


Harris concession opens agencies to Trump—if he opts in

Harris concession opens agencies to Trump—if he opts in

There remains a significant hurdle to that process, however: Trump has still not signed an agreement with the Biden White House, nor the General Services Administration, the federal agency that manages the presidential transition, that would allow those landing teams to deploy.


Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity

Beefing up Border Patrol is a bipartisan goal, but the agency has a troubled history of violence and impunity

Under Swing’s command, the immigration agency launched the derogatorily named Operation Wetback: Agents rounded up over 500,000 Mexican workers, in many cases beating them, stripping them of their property and forcing them to board trains and buses headed south.


PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Face LA County Suit Over Plastic Pollution

PepsiCo and Coca-Cola Face LA County Suit Over Plastic Pollution

It further asserts that the companies are influencing consumers to falsely believe that purchasing Pepsi and Coca-Cola products in single-use plastic bottles is an environmentally sound choice.


Federal employees donate $4.2M in presidential race, mostly to Harris

Federal employees donate $4.2M in presidential race, mostly to Harris

Some unions representing DHS workers, most notably the National Border Patrol Council, have endorsed Trump and its leaders have frequently campaigned with him.


Moldovans head to polls in major test for EU future

Moldovans head to polls in major test for EU future

While Sandu won the largest share of votes in the first round of the presidential election two weeks ago with 42.3 percent, she failed to secure an absolute majority, requiring a runoff against her nearest competitor, former prosecutor and Socialist Party politician Stoianoglo.


Inside the HHS reorganization to prioritize AI and emerging tech

Inside the HHS reorganization to prioritize AI and emerging tech

The Department of Health and Human Services announced in July that it was reorganizing its internal operations to place more of an emphasis on data and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.


VA announces creation of new AI testing ground with FDA

VA announces creation of new AI testing ground with FDA

“As long as they go through the right security protocols, we'd essentially be inviting parties to test their technology with a fenced off set of VA data that doesn't have any risk of contagion into our actual live systems, but it's still informative and simulated,” he said.


Final results may lag in deadlocked presidential contest, anxious election officials warn

Final results may lag in deadlocked presidential contest, anxious election officials warn

Those delays, which former President Donald Trump seized on to spread the baseless lie that the election was stolen from him, are expected again in November, especially as all eyes will be on the battleground states — Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.


New bill would levy penalties on feds ‘impeding’ presidential directives and require new training

New bill would levy penalties on feds ‘impeding’ presidential directives and require new training

Former President Donald Trump has previously said he would “dismantle the deep state” and reinstitute his 2020 Schedule F policy to convert federal employees in policy-related positions to roles exempt from civil service protections, effectively making them easier to remove.


Without budget anomaly, SSA hiring is restricted and overtime is at ‘historic lows’

Without budget anomaly, SSA hiring is restricted and overtime is at ‘historic lows’

Congress’ refusal to provide additional funding for the Social Security Administration in September’s two-month continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown is kneecapping two tools that are key to combatting the agency’s customer service crisis.


A Senate bill targeting teleworkers’ locality pay now has its companion in the House

A Senate bill targeting teleworkers’ locality pay now has its companion in the House

And federal HR leaders have repeatedly testified before Congress that they conduct oversight to ensure feds do not take advantage of telework agreements to receive more locality pay than they are entitled.