White House Lifts Hiring Freeze
The White House has lifted the federal hiring freeze, but it also announced a long term plan to reduce the overall size of the federal workforce.
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White House Asks Agencies to Limit What They Say About Budget Proposal
The Office of Management and Budget has asked federal agencies to limit their public comments about the president’s budget blueprint until the full budget is released later this spring.
Trump’s Budget Proposes Significant Cuts to Federal Agencies
President Trump has released his budget proposal for 2018. It calls for significant discretionary spending cuts in many agency budgets, but some agencies will see budget increases over 2017.
Executive Order Aims to Eliminate Unnecessary Federal Agencies
President Trump has signed an executive order that instructs OMB to develop a plan to “reorganize governmental functions and eliminate unnecessary agencies, components of agencies, and agency programs.”
Trump Administration Proposes Cutting Coast Guard, TSA Budgets to Strengthen Border Security
The Trump Administration has proposed cuts to several national defense agencies to raise funds for building a border wall and cracking down on illegal immigration.
Where is Esurance Beatrice When You Need Her?
The author says that it appears that the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget has a fundamental misunderstanding of Social Security’s relationship to the federal debt.
Hiring Freeze: OMB Guidance Answers Some Key Questions
The Office of Management and Budget has released important guidance with answers to some big remaining questions federal employees are likely to have about the hiring freeze.
Restricting Federal Employee Awards for Fiscal Year 2017
OMB and OPM have released authorization levels for specified employee awards for the current fiscal year. Caps have also been removed for payment of other awards that were capped at fiscal year 2010 levels.
Is Half a Workforce Strategy Better Than None?
Federal agencies are under pressure to create workforce strategies. The author writes one problem with them is that most workforce plans address only the federal employee side of the mix. He describes the components of an ideal plan.
Sequestration Puts Hiring and Bonuses Under Scrutiny
OMB has told federal agencies to slow down new hiring and apply extra scrutiny to handing out bonuses as a precaution for sequestration cuts.
