Also refutes a false report of USAID disaster team termination in Myanmar. The U.S. State Department recently notified Congress that it will be assuming the duties of the…
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Labor Secretary Returns $1.4 Billion in Unused COVID Funding to Treasury
The department returned the money to the general fund to finance the federal government. The Department of Labor recently announced that it returned $1.4 billion in unused funding…
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Labor Department Releases March Employment Numbers
The number of jobs added to the economy exceeded expectations. The U.S. Labor Department reported that employment numbers for March exceeded the amount predicted by economics by nearly…
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Defense Secretary Orders Defense Department to Open Voluntary Resignations
Retirement options and deferred resignations were immediately available to eligible employees. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently signed a memo ordering the Department of Defense (DoD) to “immediately” offer…
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Premier Ford Proposes U.S. and Canada Drop All Tariffs
He indicates a willingness to end the trade escalations. Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently indicated that Canada would be open to ending tariffs on American products if the…
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60 Members of Congress “Concerned” by EPA Employee Reduction
They wrote a letter to EPA Administrator Zelding warning against planned firings. Over 60 members of the House minority party signed a letter sent to EPA Administrator Lee…
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Interior Department Announced Permanent Pay Increases for Wildland Firefighters
The move is intended to improve recruitment and retention. The Department of the Interior announced permanent pay increases this month for federal and tribal wildland firefighters. The decision…
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VOA Employees Placed on Administrative Leave
USAGM staff face uncertainty amid federal agency reduction efforts. Voice of America (VOA) employees were placed on administrative leave with full pay and benefits following an executive order…
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Federal Employees Return to Jobs in Administrative Leave Status
Federal judge orders them reinstated to active employment. President Trump’s administration has taken back a number of federal workers who were laid off and placed them on paid…
Read MoreFederal Judge Orders Administration to Rehire Thousands of Employees
Sees the mass firings as avoiding legalities. District Judge William Alsup of San Francisco ordered federal agencies to “immediately” rehire tens of thousands of probationary workers this past…
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