General Services Administration shutters its technology unit

As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to shrink the federal workforce, the General Services Administration eliminated its technology unit, CBS News learned Saturday. The GSA’s tech unit, known as the 18F office, employed a team of researchers, website designers and product managers. It’s unclear exactly how many workers were impacted. The office was

Maryland Launches Plan to Help Fired Federal Workers Find New Jobs

The governor’s effort to re-employ federal workers comes as many of those federal employees are taking legal action to get their jobs back. As thousands of federal workers continue to face termination, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has announced several actions to help the impacted residents of his state get back on their feet. “Federal workers

Legally Insane

If you thought law students hijacking classes for inane exercises in “naming the violence” was bad, just wait. While my law school experience did not involve scandals of national interest, it was punctuated by students attempting to do anything—lecture, agitate, yell—except learn from others. Here’s one story I’ll never forget, from the same criminal law

Murkowski Joins Democrats to Criticize Trump Admin for Contentious Meeting With Zelenskyy

The Alaskan Republican said Trump appeared to be ‘walking away from our allies and embracing Putin’ following his spat with Zelenskyy. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) criticized President Donald Trump and his administration for its handling of U.S.–Ukraine relations after a Feb. 28 Oval Office meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy devolved into a heated argument.

Trump Seeks to Boost US Lumber, Timber Industries

The increased timber production will be directly tied to an improvement in land management, the White House said. President Donald Trump signed an executive order and a memorandum on March 1 regarding the U.S. lumber industry, addressing what White House officials called a crisis in both supply and demand. The executive order, titled “Freeing Our