This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ President-elect Trump’s selection to lead the White House’s budget told lawmakers on Wednesday he may consider withholding funds appropriated by Congress and defended the removal of civil service protections for some employees as necessary to ensure good governance.  Russ Vought, Office of Management (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of state, will testify before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee as part of his confirmation process on Jan. 15, 2025. Rubio’s nomination is remarkable for several reasons, including the fact that Rubio has (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ President-elect Trump plans to deploy members of his Elon Musk-backed government efficiency team both within the White House and throughout government, according to a new report, raising concerns about the role of those individuals and their potential conflicts of interest.  Many of the (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ President-elect Donald Trump’s goal to shrink the government workforce, which is being championed by the advisory Department of Government Efficiency, could give a boost to federal contractors who otherwise face a tough outlook under the incoming administration.  “DOGE has forecast that if they (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ The secretary of homeland security is the newest permanent member of the president’s Cabinet, overseeing the sprawling agencies and missions of the Homeland Security Department and an annual budget exceeding $62.2 billion. Overall, the department – and the secretary who leads it – (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Just six years removed from an unsuccessful bid to break up the federal government’s dedicated HR agency, officials at the Office of Personnel Management are touting the agency’s transformation during the Biden administration. Leaders at the agency this week released a 12-page report (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Senate Republicans are pausing the confirmation process for some of President-elect Trump’s picks to lead agencies over delays in the vetting process as watchdogs and Democrats continue to press leadership not to move froward without first considering the finances and other parts of (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ The Office of Personnel Management appears set to finalize new regulations that will standardize the maps relied upon to determine the locality pay rates for white- and blue-collar federal workers across the U.S. Most federal employees are paid under either the General Schedule (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Good government groups and Democrats are reacting to news first reported on Monday by The Associated Press that incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning federal employees who work on the National Security Council about their political affiliations as part of an (more…)

This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Senate confirmation hearings are slated to begin on Jan. 14, 2025, for Pete Hegseth, whom President-elect Donald Trump has chosen to serve as the next secretary of defense. It’s a massive job, broadly affecting Americans’ security at home and abroad and overseeing huge (more…)