Trump admin pauses federal grants, demands return to office details in memo blitz
The Trump administration OPM and OMB offices went on a memo blitz on Monday, including directing agency leaders to pause federal grants and to deliver return to office plans.
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.
Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress
The Trump administration reversed its policy to freeze grants and loans while officials evaluated whether spending met the president's priorities.
Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country
Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending
The move comes after the order sparked widespread criticism and confusion. A federal district judge had temporarily paused the freeze.
Trump’s budget office reverses executive order freezing federal grants after it sparked legal challenges across the country
The order sparked uncertainty over a crucial financial lifeline for states, schools and organizations that rely on trillions of dollars from Washington.
BREAKING: Musk Takeover of OPM (Federal HR Office)
They’re aligned with Musk politically. So that’s consistent with the rest of the story. But it seems the upper echelons of ...
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel ...
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Continuing resolution creates doubts agencies can honor OPM’s ‘deferred resignation’ deal
Another former OMB official said prior administrations have used Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments (VSIP) and Voluntary Early Retirement (VERA) to reduce the headcount of certain agencies. But ...
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Lawsuit claims systems behind OPM governmentwide email blast are illegal, insecure
A pair of whistleblowers believe the office skirted the law by not conducting a privacy impact assessment for an alleged “on-prem” server used to send mass emails to federal employees and store ...
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Trump’s ‘Shock and Awe’ Looks More Like Chaos and Confusion
From the funding freeze to the federal-employee buyout, the White House doesn’t seem to know what its own teams are doing.
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OPM directs agencies to quickly comply with Trump’s return-to-office mandate
Agencies should aim for a 30-day deadline to implement Trump’s return-to-office executive order, according to a memo from the ...
OPM sued over privacy concerns with new government-wide email system
Two federal employees are suing the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to block the agency from creating a new email ...
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Musk visits OPM following workforce assignments for DOGE
And last week, Trump signed an executive order that tapped the new USDS administrator — who is yet to be named — to help the heads of the Office of Management and Budget and OPM create a plan ...
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Elon Puts Kid Who Just Graduated From High School in Charge of Disemboweling the US Government
As Trump gives Musk the keys to the kingdom, the Office of Personnel Management is popular landing spot for the billionaire's ...
White House budget office rescinds federal funding freeze memo
The Trump administration’s Office of Management and Budget released a new memo Wednesday rescinding a controversial memo ...
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'Unfathomable panic': Federal workforce rocked by 'chaos and confusion' following OPM buyout offer
On Tuesday night, January 28 — eight nights into Donald Trump's second presidency — around 2 million federal workers received ...