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OPM finalizes "Nixonian" rule centralizing and enabling some federal firings
19+ hour, 3+ min ago (575+ words) The Office of Personnel Management this week finalized new regulations granting the agency the power to remove federal workers across government over issues of suitability or misconduct, as the Trump administration launches a new phase in its quest to sidestep…...
Union accuses Treasury and HHS of neglecting telework requests from employees with disabilities
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (540+ words) The IRS recently eliminated the form that had been used to apply for a reasonable accommodation, and it's unclear to employees with pending requests whether they need to resubmit them. Kevin Carter / Getty Images The Treasury and Health and Human…...
The Unseen Advantage of Golden Dome: Leveraging Command & Control Systems to Integrate Distributed Defense
23+ hour, 55+ min ago (87+ words) Gov Exec. com The Unseen Advantage of Golden Dome: Leveraging Command & Control Systems to Integrate Distributed Defense Golden Dome is more than a missile defense initiative. It is an AI-powered, software-defined system designed to connect sensors, interceptors, and command and…...
Slaughter and the expansion of presidential power
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (491+ words) The Court voted 6-3, in Trump v. Slaughter, that the president had the legal power to fire Rebecca Slaughter in 2025 as a commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission. Although Trump sometimes is prone to exaggeration, that's not true here. Slaughter truly is…...
OPM's new suitability authority blurs the line between hiring vetting and employee discipline
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (834+ words) Bill Pedersen and Brett Mencin For the approximately 1. 1 million federal employees who serve in the competitive service, OPM's implementation decisions could determine whether the new suitability authority becomes an infrequently used enforcement tool or a significant new component of the…...
Lawmakers, unions and civil society groups urge withdrawal of governmentwide NDA plan
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (421+ words) Protesters hold signs in solidarity with the American Federation of Government Employees of District 14 at a rally in support of federal workers at the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D. C. , March 4, 2025. AFGE warned that the NDA could also infringe on…...
One federal research network got a reprieve. Others may not
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (409+ words) The Trump administration halted its' plans to dismantle the Ocean Observatories Initiative. National Science Foundation / Ocean Observatories Initiative Then, last week, it put the brakes on that decision. The National Science Foundation said it would stop dismantling the sensors after…...
As opposition mounts, House cancels vote on VA overhaul bill
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (324+ words) House Republicans on Thursday gaveled floor activity for the week, effectively cancelling a planned vote on a controversial Veterans Affairs Department overhaul bill that packages bipartisan benefits increases with cuts to others and increased privatization of health services. Rep. Raul…...
Federal acquisition rewrite leaves cybersecurity confusion unresolved
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (400+ words) The federal government's Revolutionary FAR Overhaul represents one of the most significant efforts to reshape federal acquisition in decades. Supporters see an opportunity to streamline procurement, reduce regulatory complexity and lower barriers to doing business with the federal government. Critics…...
Agencies look to AI to improve hiring and build workforce skills
1+ week, 17+ hour ago (707+ words) Arron Helm, the chief human capital officer for the General Services Administration, said that AI has helped reduce the amount of time it takes to develop job classifications from up to eight hours to two hours. Douglas Rissing / Getty Images…...