Federal Hiring Is Nearly Frozen. For Those Who Can Hire, A New Roadblock Has Emerged The Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, DC in a 2024 file photo. While the giant agency has been exempt from the federal hiring freeze, changes to federal hiring software have made it almost impossible for the department to […]
Understanding Federal Retirement Options: Deferred Resignation, VERA, Postponed Retirement, and Deferred Retirement What retirement options are available for federal employees who may be considering leaving federal service? With the deadline for the “Deferred Resignation” passed, we are getting a lot of questions from federal employees who are saying, “I didn’t take the deferred resignation, can […]
White House Demands Agencies Identify Hundreds Of Thousands of Potential Layoffs A memo from the Trump administration gives federal officials until 13 March to submit plans for additional firings. The Trump administration is pushing for federal agencies to carry out a large-scale slashing of the federal workforce, demanding plans for hundreds of thousands of possible cuts within […]
The White House Finally Names The Person in Charge Of DOGE Elon Musk is undoubtedly the face of DOGE. It remains clear who exactly is running it. A White House official told Business Insider Amy Gleason is the acting DOGE administrator. Donald Trump tapped Elon Musk to lead DOGE. White House officials have previously said Musk […]
Will The Trump Administration be Able to Complete Its Goals? As of February 28, 2025, the Trump administration’s ability to achieve its goals faces significant challenges. In its initial weeks, the administration, advised by Elon Musk, reversed over a dozen high-profile decisions due to public backlash and operational issues. Efforts to cut $1 trillion from […]