Trump administration Archives

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

Jeffrey Koses, senior procurement executive at the General Services Administration, participates in a fireside chat with Jerry McGinn, the Center for the Industrial Base at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Feb. 4, 2026. (Scoop News Group photo by Miranda Nazzaro)

GSA procurement leader says ‘community readiness’ poses challenge to acquisition overhaul

It follows a 30% reduction in the acquisition workforce at the General Services Administration over the past year.

Feb 5, 2026 By Miranda Nazzaro

Members of the American Federation of Government Employees arrive for the “Rally to Save the Civil Service” in Upper Senate Park outside the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Education IT, tech employees lose union protections

The move against OCIO and FSA CTO staffers follows a March 2025 Trump executive order barring collective bargaining agreements for nearly two-thirds of the federal workforce.

Feb 3, 2026 By Miranda Nazzaro

The Daily Scoop Podcast

As Trump targets fraud, the government’s identity focus reaches a new peak

Jordan Burris joins the Daily Scoop to discuss.

Feb 3, 2026 By FedScoop Staff

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Trump administration withdraws U.S. from global open government initiative

And, Senate Democrats ask DHS watchdog to rein in agency’s surveillance use

Jan 30, 2026 By FedScoop Staff

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at an artificial intelligence and energy summit. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump administration withdraws U.S. from global open government initiative

The General Services Administration cited the organization’s support for “LGBTQ+ advocacy, feminism, and climate alarmism” among its reasons the nation dropped its membership.

Jan 30, 2026 By Madison Alder

A view of the North Lawn of the White House on Sept. 10, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House taps a new chief statistician

Stuart Levenbach, Trump’s former CFPB nominee, is now the government's top statistics official. He’s the third person in the role under Trump.

Jan 23, 2026 By Madison Alder

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building, which houses the Office of Management and Budget. (Wikimedia Commons)

The US government’s annual tally of AI uses is on its way

The 2025 inventory is expected “soon” and will once again be posted on GitHub, Federal Chief Information Officer Greg Barbaccia told FedScoop.

Jan 21, 2026 By Madison Alder

Scenes from outside the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in Washington on May 21, 2019. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

OPM’s federal workforce data site just got a major overhaul

The new workforce data site provides more user-friendly information on workforce changes, adds recruitment data, and promises faster updates.

Jan 9, 2026 By Madison Alder

Congress, U.S. Capitol Building, House, Senate — The dome of US Capitol is seen through a skylight from the Visitors Center on Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

House, Senate lawmakers ignore requested Trump cuts at key science agencies

Congressional appropriators tossed aside the Trump administration’s requested cuts at NOAA, NIST, NSF and NASA in fiscal year 2026 funding bills released Monday.

Jan 7, 2026 By Madison Alder