Over 80,000 jobs slated for cuts amid federal downsizing efforts. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is set to cut over 80,000 jobs by August in response to…
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Federal Judge Orders Administration to Rehire Thousands of Employees
Sees the mass firings as avoiding legalities. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco ordered federal agencies to “immediately” rehire tens of thousands of probationary workers this past…
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Senate Breaks Filibuster, Then Passes Government Funding Stopgap
Senator Schumer votes to advance the continuing resolution to a floor vote before voting against it. After an uncertain couple of days on Capitol Hill, the Full-Year Continuing…
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House Passes Continuing Resolution
The seven-month funding bill now goes to the Senate where its outcome is uncertain. The House of Representatives passed the continuing resolution on Tuesday to keep the government…
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House Speaker Seeks to Pass Stopgap Federal Funding Measure
The continuing resolution would avert a government shutdown and last through September 30. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is working to get temporary federal funding passed by…
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USAID Chief Reports Possible Criminal Referrals to DOJ
Congressman points out that fraud is a criminal act. Acting Administrator for U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Peter Marocco gave a closed-door briefing on his agency to…
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President Clarifies Secretaries Make Staffing Decisions While DOGE Advises
President Trump calls Musk a patriot for the federal audit work getting accomplished. President Donald Trump recently said that he informed his Secretaries that final decisions for layoffs…
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District Judge Places Second Block on the President’s Funding Pause
He issued a preliminary injunction against the “freeze of appropriated and obligated funds.” District Judge John McConnell prohibited President Donald Trump’s administration from pausing federal grants and loans,…
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SSA Has Identified $800 Million in Savings and “Cost Avoidance”
The agency has frozen hiring, cut back overtime, and reduced IT contracts. The Social Security Administration (SSA) released a statement on Monday evening that identified around $800 million…
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President Trump Directs Agencies to Work With DOGE to Review Federal Grants and Contracts
His executive order also mandates building a system to track travel and other expenditures. President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week requiring all agencies to review…
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