Washington Post – Politics:
The White House is exploiting, and sometimes outright ignoring, the arcane laws, rules and regulations that have long protected the civil service of 2.3 million from a political takeover.
Author: Lisa Rein
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Trump reinstates plan to strip protections from federal workers
Washington Post – Politics:
President Donald Trump has reinstated a policy from his first term that could strip employment protections from tens of thousands of federal workers.
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VA improperly approved nearly $11 million in bonuses for execs, watchdog finds
Washington Post – Politics:
Some executives have yet to repay the bonuses, which exceeded $100,000 in some cases, despite an order from the VA secretary.
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Social Security program failed to properly notify people of huge fines, report finds
Washington Post – Politics:
The Social Security Administration’s internal watchdog office failed to properly notify some poor and disabled Americans before levying huge fines on them, an investigation found.
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Lawmakers grill Social Security leader over disability system’s failures
Washington Post – Politics:
A bipartisan panel of lawmakers demanded answers from Social Security for why the agency continues to face major backlogs and service failures.
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The IRS thought it was shutdown-proof. Now most staff would go home.
Washington Post – Politics:
The IRS will furlough roughly 60,000 employees after a ruling that it cannot use funds from the Inflation Reduction Act to keep business going during a shutdown.
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What federal employees and contractors need to know about the shutdown
Washington Post – Politics:
Millions of federal employees and contractors will be affected by the shutdown, from pay to work hours to vacation time.
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5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.
Washington Post – Politics:
Federal authorities have been investigating about 5,000 pilots suspected of falsifying their medical records to conceal conditions that could make them unfit to fly.
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Maui survivors say government help still lags
Washington Post – Politics:
Many Maui survivors say the federal response has been inadequate and slow, a mark of the steep challenge FEMA faces in responding amid escalating climate crises.