In an age of watch lists, what can feds do to protect themselves?
1 day ago · Debra D’Agostino, a founding partner of the Federal Practice Group law firm, said agencies have an obligation to protect an employee if they’ve been notified of specific harassment from a third-party. But she said the publication of the watch list, even one that uses inflammatory language such as “targets,” likely constitutes free speech.
Trump’s promise to revive Schedule F could become a ‘prompt’ …
5 days ago · Trump’s promise to revive Schedule F could become a ‘prompt’ reality. The reappearance of a policy similar to Schedule F is likely, federal workforce experts say. But it would look different in a second Trump term. For the career civil service, there are still many unknowns in the days following President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 ...
HSGAC set for big leadership shakeup - Federal News Network
5 days ago · November 8, 2024 6:26 pm. 4 min read. With Republicans retaking the Senate, the upper chamber’s top oversight committee for government operations is set for a major leadership shakeup. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee for the last four years has been led by Chairman Gary Peters (D-Mich.).
Trump still forgoing ‘critical’ agreements for transition planning
2 days ago · The ethics disclosures and financial contributions are factors in the Trump team’s hesitancy to sign the agreements, the Associated Press reported last week.. A 2022 law also made reforms to the process of “ascertainment” by requiring an equitable release of GSA transition services to both candidates, in the case there’s not a clear winner immediately after …
Trump team vulnerable to cyber threats by not signing transition …
2 days ago · A former transition official who worked with the Trump team in 2016 told Federal News Network said cybersecurity should be a top concern for the incoming team. “It’s the government-in-waiting, and foreign actors would be, presumably, trying to get access to things,” the transition official said. “It’s not the government, it’s ...
Pulse Poll: Majority of feds putting mission over politics
5 days ago · A Federal News Network “Pulse Poll” found 42% of the more than 1,000 respondents plan on staying in their jobs and another 41% say they are taking a “wait and see” approach before jumping ship. Federal News Network conducted the online survey of its audience from Nov. 6-7. “Ridiculous to even consider ceasing to serve my country over ...
Trump seeks to relocate 100K federal employees, doubling down …
6 days ago · Trump seeks to relocate 100K federal employees, doubling down on first-term playbook. Trump says in a second term, his administration would continue to “move parts of the sprawling federal bureaucracy to new locations" outside D.C. President-elect Donald Trump vowed to relocate tens of thousands of federal employees on the campaign trail.