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DOGE official is taking a leadership role at USAID, an email obtained by AP says

Federal News Radio 19 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S ... Marocco said in his email that he will serve as the State Department’s head of foreign assistance ... Join us Mar ... ... AP ... AP ... .
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Pentagon is cutting up to 60,000 civilian jobs. About a third of those took voluntary resignations

Federal News Radio 18 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Roughly 50,000 to 60,000 civilian jobs will be cut in the Defense Department, but fewer than 21,000 workers who took a voluntary resignation plan are leaving in the coming months, a senior defense official told reporters Tuesday ... AP.
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Judge rules DOGE’s USAID dismantling likely violates the Constitution

Federal News Radio 18 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The dismantling of the U.S ... U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang in Maryland ordered the Trump administration to restore email and computer access to all employees of USAID, including those who were placed on administrative leave ... __ ... .
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Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats

Federal News Radio 14 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way for passage as a midnight Friday deadline loomed ... The vote was 62-38 ... “There’s still time,” said Rep ... Sen ... .
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Federal judge considers blocking DOGE from accessing Social Security data of millions of Americans

Federal News Radio 14 Mar 2025
BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to temporarily block Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing Social Security Administration systems that hold sensitive data on millions of Americans ... Join us Mar ... ... ___ ... .
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Federal judge appears skeptical probationary firings were for performance

Federal News Radio 12 Mar 2025
U.S. District Judge James Bredar made the comments at a hearing where nearly 20 states are seeking a temporary restraining order to stop any more firings of federal probationary employees and to reinstate those who have already been dismissed ... ... U.S ... .
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US agency for African development will ask court to prevent its closure

Federal News Radio 11 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A small U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses is expected in court on Tuesday to fight for control over its operations and existence. The U.S ... DOGE staff managed to gain entry after returning with U.S. Marshals ... ... .
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Divided Supreme Court reinstates order requiring Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid

Federal News Radio 05 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court on Wednesday reinstated a lower-court order for the Trump administration to release frozen foreign aid, but it was not clear how quickly money would start flowing ... Join us Mar. 25-26 at 1 p.m ... ... .
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Trump administration plans to cut 80,000 employees from Veterans Affairs, according to internal memo

Federal News Radio 05 Mar 2025
The VA’s chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top-level officials at the agency Tuesday that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000 ... Join us Mar. 25-26 at 1 p.m ... Register now! ... Rep ... .
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Senate confirms McMahon to lead Education Department as Trump pushes to shut it down

Federal News Radio 04 Mar 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted Monday to confirm former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as the nation’s education chief, a role that places her atop a department that President Donald Trump has vilified and vowed to dismantle ... Join us Mar ... ... ___ ... .
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