Lisa Rein
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Trump reinstates plan to strip protections from federal workers
President Donald Trump has reinstated a policy from his first term that could strip employment protections from tens of thousands of federal workers.
VA improperly approved nearly $11 million in bonuses for execs, watchdog finds
Some executives have yet to repay the bonuses, which exceeded $100,000 in some cases, despite an order from the VA secretary.
Social Security program failed to properly notify people of huge fines, report finds
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.
Lawmakers grill Social Security leader over disability system’s failures
A bipartisan panel of lawmakers demanded answers from Social Security for why the agency continues to face major backlogs and service failures.
The IRS thought it was shutdown-proof. Now most staff would go home.
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...
What federal employees and contractors need to know about the shutdown
Millions of federal employees and contractors will be affected by the shutdown, from pay to work hours to vacation time.
5,000 pilots suspected of hiding major health issues. Most are still flying.
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.
Maui survivors say government help still lags
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...
Senate Democrat demands answers from embattled Social Security watchdog
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) told Inspector General Gail Ennis that management failures are compromising her office’s oversight mission.
Collapsed stretch of I-95 in Philadelphia to reopen within two weeks
The Pennsylvania governor gave an update on demolition and repair work on the critical East Coast interstate during a visit by President Biden.