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White House predicts shutdown as GOP, Dems remain at odds over funding bill. With a day left before the deadline, both s...
09/29/2025

White House predicts shutdown as GOP, Dems remain at odds over funding bill. With a day left before the deadline, both sides show no signs of compromise. https://buff.ly/x56sxaN

Democratic leaders say “large differences” remain after meeting with President Trump.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons last week became the latest agency to formally cancel its collective bargaining agreements...
09/29/2025

The Federal Bureau of Prisons last week became the latest agency to formally cancel its collective bargaining agreements with federal employee unions, implementing President Trump’s executive order aimed at outlawing labor groups for two-thirds of the federal workforce. https://buff.ly/97iCbN2

Labor leaders said the effort to bust their union is particularly ill-timed, given the prospect of a government shutdown that could begin as soon as Wednesday.

“So as we move through this period of uncertainty, who is going to be left there to answer questions and to receive [con...
09/29/2025

“So as we move through this period of uncertainty, who is going to be left there to answer questions and to receive [contractor] deliverables,” said Professional Services Council President Stephanie Sanok Kostro Monday. “There are folks asking those questions now going, ‘Hey, I'm having a hard time reaching folks. Is it going to get better or worse?’ I think the answer is to be determined.” https://buff.ly/RFkwjx4

Some federal contractors have already reported problems connecting with their contracting officers.

While the Trump administration is threatening mass layoffs if the government shuts down this week, it is leaving the doo...
09/29/2025

While the Trump administration is threatening mass layoffs if the government shuts down this week, it is leaving the door open to those plans to be revised once Congress restores agency funding. https://buff.ly/hTNBswk

Shutdown layoffs could be undone when funding is restored, according to new guidance.

COMMENTARY | If there is a shutdown, OMB may seize the power of the purse from Congress.
09/29/2025

COMMENTARY | If there is a shutdown, OMB may seize the power of the purse from Congress.

COMMENTARY | If Democrats risk a government shutdown this week, they may unwittingly play into the most dramatic shift of power to the executive branch in recent history.

While Capitol Hill staffers help constituents when they have trouble getting assistance from an agency, there’s currentl...
09/26/2025

While Capitol Hill staffers help constituents when they have trouble getting assistance from an agency, there’s currently no way to track that information across congressional offices. But a database could change that.

While Capitol Hill staffers help constituents when they have trouble getting assistance from an agency, there’s currently no way to track that information across congressional offices.

Some agency leaders are telling staff not to take shutdown layoff threats seriously, even as the White House directs age...
09/26/2025

Some agency leaders are telling staff not to take shutdown layoff threats seriously, even as the White House directs agencies to prepare notices. https://buff.ly/O20Tunv

In at least one case, however, leadership has stressed that RIFs are a real possibility: “They want people to feel the impact of the shutdown."

A federal judge rules Trump’s removal of 17 inspectors general violated the law, but refuses to order them reinstated, s...
09/26/2025

A federal judge rules Trump’s removal of 17 inspectors general violated the law, but refuses to order them reinstated, saying they failed to prove irreparable harm.

A federal judge determined the removed inspectors general could not show irreparable harm.

GAO warns that Trump-era downsizing is delaying upgrades to wildfire communications and resource tracking, even as tech ...
09/26/2025

GAO warns that Trump-era downsizing is delaying upgrades to wildfire communications and resource tracking, even as tech gaps risk lives in the field. 🔥

The U.S. Forest Service neither agreed nor disagreed with a recommendation to develop a strategic plan for upgrading systems to track wildfire fighting resources, instead taking issue with the title…

OMB tells federal agencies to prepare for possible furloughs and layoffs if a government shutdown occurs. Details here:
09/25/2025

OMB tells federal agencies to prepare for possible furloughs and layoffs if a government shutdown occurs. Details here:

OMB is requesting updated reduction-in-force plans even if a shutdown is averted.

Attorneys for the nation’s largest federal employee union warned this week that the August decision to allow President T...
09/24/2025

Attorneys for the nation’s largest federal employee union warned this week that the August decision to allow President Trump’s executive orders stripping collective bargaining from two-thirds of the federal workforce would leave a “gaping hole” in the First Amendment if left in place. https://buff.ly/mZ528fJ

The full U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will reexamine a prior decision allowing the White House’s effort to strip two-thirds of the federal workforce of their collective bargaining…

A sniper early Wednesday shot three detainees, killing two, at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Da...
09/24/2025

A sniper early Wednesday shot three detainees, killing two, at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Dallas, according to the Homeland Security Department. The third individual is in critical condition. https://buff.ly/J46u0iu

The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of targeted violence.

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