DHS tells hundreds of staffers: accept reassignment to border security, immigration—or face termination
The affected workers including some at CISA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard. Some have been given a week to respond.
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‘Stop trying to control every step’ of shipbuilding, senator tells Navy
Focus less on requirements and more on outcomes, says Montana’s Sheehy, and the entire Pentagon might get on board.
Skeptical senators grill White House pick to lead Indo-Pacific policy
The nominee to be assistant defense secretary for Indo-Pacific security affairs, backed the president’s push for Taiwan to spend more.
Denied in July, DHS intelligence office resumes efforts to shed staff
After stakeholders scuttled dramatic cuts, the Office of Intelligence and Analysis is quietly offering buyouts instead.
OMB quietly deletes reference to law requiring back pay to furloughed feds
A White House FAQ now says restitution is only guaranteed to excepted employees forced to work without pay.
More employees set to receive furlough notices as shutdown drags on
DOD has not said how long nonexempt civilian employees might be kept working.
Shutdown poised to drag into next week as layoff threat looms
Senate once again fails to approve spending bill and the two sides remain far divided.
Hegseth, Vought actions heighten fears about inspector-general independence
Good-government groups and lawmakers from both parties say Trump-administration moves will chill whistleblowing and watchdog offices.
Trump administration knocks out at least 15 oversight websites, saying IGs ‘lied to the public’
It’s not a shutdown issue: the White House is withholding funds from the umbrella organization for the government’s inspectors general.