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Remote-work military spouses at agencies spared from Trump’s return-to-office order

OPM issues carve-out to preserve remote-work agreements for federal workers married to active-duty military members.

1 day ago By Matt Bracken

Protestors of Elon Musk and DOGE gather outside the Treasury Department in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 2025. (Scoop News Group photo by Madison Alder)

DOGE ‘touch-base’ sessions with GSA staff preceded probationary terminations, source says

Staffers expressed privacy concerns when DOGE advisers to Technology Transformation Services — in the process of onboarding — asked for code.

1 day ago By Caroline Nihill

Demonstrators stand outside the Office of Personnel Management headquarters Feb. 4 to protest the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency and a “deferred resignation” offer to federal workers from the OPM called “Fork in the Road.” (Photo by Madison Alder)

Unions lack standing to challenge ‘deferred resignation,’ judge rules, voiding deadline pause

The decision dissolves the temporary pause the court placed on the deadline for workers to accept the Trump administration’s offer.

1 day ago By Madison Alder

The U.S. General Services Administration headquarters is seen April 19, 2012 in Washington, D.C. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA looks to terminate probationary employees

The agency said it is complying with OPM guidance in right-sizing the federal workforce.

2 days ago By Caroline Nihill

How USAID employees were blocked from making payments

Web platforms used in agency procurement cannot currently be used by many USAID staffers, two sources familiar with the matter said.

2 days ago By Rebecca Heilweil

A view of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

Federal workforce cuts would curb IRS modernization, former National Taxpayer Advocate says

House Oversight Democrats raised concerns about the future of modernization at the agency and DOGE access to Treasury Department systems.

2 days ago By Matt Bracken

Elon Musk puts his son on his shoulders as he joins President Donald Trump for an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative.” (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Trump order limits agency hiring, puts DOGE leads in decision-making roles

The executive order continues the president’s push to slash the federal workforce, with sweeping actions that include large-scale RIFs.

3 days ago By Caroline Nihill

Office of Personnel Management, OPM — OPM’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. (Billy Mitchell)

Federal judge again extends pause to ‘deferred resignation’ deadline

A federal judge in Massachusetts put an indefinite stay on the administration’s deadline for workers to indicate whether they plan to leave the government.

4 days ago By Madison Alder

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building headquarters of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management is seen on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk, tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), and his aids have been given access to federal employee personal data and have allegedly locked out career civil servants from the OPM computer systems. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

OPM asks agencies to identify career positions, low-performing employees

The memos continue a Trump administration priority to move away from career roles.

Feb 6, 2025 By Caroline Nihill

Office of Management and Budget director nominee Russell Vought is sworn in for a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Senate confirms Russell Vought to lead OMB in party-line vote

Every Republican lawmaker voted to confirm Vought after Senate Democrats staged a 30-hour floor fight.

Feb 6, 2025 By Matt Bracken