Trump admin pauses federal grants, demands return to office details in memo blitz
The Trump administration OPM and OMB offices went on a memo blitz on Monday, including directing agency leaders to pause federal grants and to deliver return to office plans.
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.
Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
The move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.
Trump’s budget office reverses executive order freezing federal grants after it sparked legal challenges across the country
The order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington.
BREAKING: Musk Takeover of OPM (Federal HR Office)
They’re aligned with Musk politically. So that’s consistent with the rest of the story. But it seems the upper echelons of ...
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel ...
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Continuing resolution creates doubts agencies can honor OPM’s ‘deferred resignation’ deal
Another former OMB official said prior administrations have used Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) and Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) to reduce the headcount of certain agencies. But ...
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Agencies to soon detail how they will overcome unions, office space issues to bring all staff in-person
The White House and OPM are asking for specifics in how agencies will comply with Trump's return-to-office order.
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Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ Looks More Like Chaos and Confusion
From the funding freeze to the federal-employee buyout, the White House doesn’t seem to know what its own teams are doing.
Trump asks federal agencies to make RTO plans for workers living more than 50 miles from an office
A memo asked agencies to provide a justification for providing relocation benefits to employees who live more than 50 miles ...
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OPM testing governmentwide email communication
The Office of Personnel Management is looking to open a direct line of communication to the federal workforce.
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OPM, OMB memo sets deadline for agency leaders’ return-to-office plans
Agency heads have until Feb. 7 to deliver implementation plans, which should include details on revised telework and ...
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo ...
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Musk visits OPM following workforce assignments for DOGE
Amanda Scales, a former employee of Elon Musk’s AI company, was recently tapped to be the chief of staff at OPM.
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Lawsuit claims systems behind OPM governmentwide email blast are illegal, insecure
A pair of whistleblowers believe the office skirted the law by not conducting a privacy impact assessment for an alleged “on-prem” server used to send mass emails to federal employees and store ...