Federal firefighters “respond to fires all over the nation and internationally,” according to McLane. “The federal government is the only resource that does that as fluidly and nimbly.” The majority of firefighters employed by the federal government are seasonal, hired as either permanent or t...
Veterans groups sought the details on President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze that could scrap job opportunities for vets.Sean OMelveny
President Trump’snew federal hiring freeze has congressional lawmakers and former service members worried that operations at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities will be hindered. The government-wide freeze, which came on Day 1 of Trump’s presidency via executive order, could prevent critic...
From federal agencies to stakeholders who get federal dollars for special training, many are trying to process how President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order putting a stop todiversity, equity and inclusionprograms across the U.S. government will upend their wo...
According to data from Maryland, 19% of the state's workforce was employed by federal state and local governments in 2023, while 81% worked in the private sector. Data shows 158,475 Maryland residents worked for the federal government in 2023. ...
government will upend their work. DEI laws and programs have been under attack for years by Republicans who contend that the measures threaten merit-based hiring, promotion and educational opportunities of white people, specifically white men. Criticism comes from o...
President Trump signed executive orders Monday and Tuesday that aim to end diversity, equity and inclusion programs within the federal government. "We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based," Mr. Trump said in hisinaugurationspeech on Monday. ...
Republicans especially have taken issue with lingering telework that spiked in use during the pandemic, though it has been a tool in government for decades 8 months ago Nurses rally in DC, call for immediate hiring of VA medical staff After record hiring in 2023, official say the VHA's workf...
The memorandum also said the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management will devise a plan within 90 days to "recommend a long-term plan to reduce the size of the federal government." The third executive order Trump signed on his first working day as president was...
Ruling in a nearly decade-old lawsuit, a judge in Washington said Friday that the federal government is responsible for some of the catastrophic flooding