Trump’s First 100 Days: Workplace Agencies Hamstrung by Firings
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — President Donald Trump’s firing spree that targeted officials at five independent workplace agencies has left three of them hobbled as…
Pentagon’s week of power struggles: Leak fallout and shouting matches hit Hegseth’s inner circle
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Fox News) — Days of highly publicized departures at the Pentagon appear to have come from weeks – if not months – of simmering tensions and factional…
Mike Pompeo lands lucrative post-Trump deals, including multi-million Ukraine gig – but insiders warn ex-secretary of state has ‘no currency’ in current admin
WASHINGTON, D.C. (New York Post) — Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has racked up a string of lucrative directorships since leaving office, The Post can reveal,…
Progress being made on discovery law changes in NYS Budget
ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — Governor Kathy Hochul has been holding press conferences every day this week on her proposed changes to the state’s discovery law. The die hard…
Post-COVID, Questions Linger On State Laws And Telework
MINNESOTA (Law360) — The Eighth Circuit recently declared that Minnesota’s antidiscrimination law doesn’t cover remote workers who don’t have a physical…
Exhausted government workers decide to take Trump’s second buyout offer
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — Nick Gioia was terminated from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in February as part of President Donald Trump and tech mogul Elon Musk’s…
What You Need to Know About VA’s Deferred Resignation Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFGE Local 17) — AFGE Local 17 dives into the controversial Deferred Resignation Program being offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. This program,…
The U.S. military’s last execution was 64 years ago today; will the Fort Hood mass murderer be next?
KILLEEN, TX (Killeen Daily Herald) — It was 64 years ago today, on April 13, 1961, when the U.S. military last executed a servicemember for committing a capital crime. Will…
Trump revokes security clearances for Chris Krebs, SentinelOne in problematic precedent for security vendors
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CSO) — U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order revoking the security clearance of Krebs and cybersecurity giant SentinelOne as retribution…
Trump’s Order Ending Union Contracts Ripe for Legal Challenge
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — The Trump administration’s attempt to leverage a little-used law covering national security-related workers in order to cancel union…