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An organizational flag flies outside of the Office of Personnel Management in Washington, D.C. on February 7, 2025 as demonstrators gather to protest federal layoffs and demand the termination of Elon Musk from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Bryan Dozier / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Roughly 50,000 could lose federal workforce protections under new OPM rule

While the Trump administration labels the change as an “accountability” measure, worker advocates blasted the rule as a ploy to make nonpartisan employees easier to fire and…

Feb 5, 2026 By Madison Alder

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

Russell Vought testifies before the Senate Budget Committee on his nomination to be director of the Office of Management and Budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 22, 2025. (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Would Schedule F scrap due process rights for federal workers? OMB nominee won’t say

Russell Vought ducked the question during a Senate hearing while saying Schedule F is “not a tool to fire individuals.”

Jan 22, 2025 By Matt Bracken

AFGE banner — Members of the American Federation of Government Employees set up a banner before a protest of a government shutdown on Jan. 8, 2019, in Philadelphia. Mark Makela / Getty Images)

Federal worker advocates file legal challenges to DOGE, Schedule F

The lawsuits were immediate responses to two of Trump’s day-one actions.

Jan 22, 2025 By Madison Alder

OPM Director Rob Shriver testifies during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on May 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.

OPM official defends federal telework as Trump seeks in-office policy

Acting Director Rob Shriver said a one-size-fits-all policy for remote work would “dramatically impact” the government’s ability to handle challenges.

Jan 16, 2025 By Madison Alder

Russell Vought testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on his second nomination to be OMB director, in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15, 2025. (Photo by JEMAL COUNTESS/AFP via Getty Images)

OMB nominee Russell Vought dodges Schedule F question

Any talks with Trump about the policy to ease federal agency firings “are private deliberations,” he said.

Jan 15, 2025 By Matt Bracken

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on Sept. 27, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Senate Republican’s DOGE Acts would codify Schedule F, freeze federal hiring and salaries

The package of bills from Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., align with the Trump administration’s plans for the Department of Government Efficiency.

Dec 6, 2024 By Caroline Nihill

The Daily Scoop Podcast

How Trump’s Schedule F could hurt govtech recruitment; TSA issues proposed cyber mandates for pipelines, rail, airlines

A senior Biden administration official details how the threat of Schedule F could hurt federal tech recruitment. And, TSA issues long-awaited cyber mandates for pipelines rail and…

Nov 8, 2024 By FedScoop Staff

Trump’s Schedule F would have hurt govtech recruitment, OPM official says

The president-elect has said he would reinstate his executive order to make it easier to fire federal workers.

Nov 7, 2024 By Caroline Nihill