Trump Admin Is Telling Agencies to Continue Federal Worker Probationary Period

The White House is attempting to shake up the federal workforce. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is telling agencies to continue to use the probationary period for federal workers after the Trump administration issued a directive last month for agency heads to review workers under probation for possible dismissal. “The Trump Administration is encouraging

Trump fires USAID watchdog who released report on impact of agency cuts

Washington — President Trump fired the inspector general for the United States Agency for International Development on Tuesday, one day after he released a report detailing the impact of the administration’s cuts to the agency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Paul Martin, the ousted inspector general, was given no reason for his

Border Czar, DHS Secretary Suggest FBI Is Leaking Information About ICE Raids

‘Some of the information we are receiving tends to lead toward the FBI,’ Tom Homan said this week. Tom Homan, the Trump administration’s border czar, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have suggested that recent leaks about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across the United States are being leaked by the FBI. Homan said

House Armed Services Committee Holds Hearing on Protecting American Interests in ‘Convergent Global Threat Environment’

The House Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on protecting American interests in a convergent global threat environment at 10 a.m. ET on Feb. 12. Witnesses include retired Gen. Jack Keane, chairman of the Institute for the Study of War; and Dr. Mara Karlin, professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International S… Original