The federal agencies that protect the American public from crime, terrorism, cyberattacks and natural disasters have lost career senior leadership at unprecedented rates—while political appointments ...
WASHINGTON – The nonpartisan, nonprofit Partnership for Public Service today released the following statement from President and CEO Max Stier in response to reports that the Trump administration is ...
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On Inauguration Day in 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the Office of Personnel Management and other federal agencies to take the radical step of removing long-standing ...
Since his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump has undertaken the most radical transformation of the federal government in over a half-century, arbitrarily slashing the federal ...
This analysis sheds light on our nation’s federal civilian workforce during the Trump administration. What changes occurred throughout the administration’s four years? Did past trends continue or ...
Our analysis of agency budget justifications reveals how the Trump administration’s 2027 budget proposal aims to cut funding for inspector general offices across government. 04/14/2026 The Trump ...
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The federal government now has the largest political workforce in at least 40 years and the smallest career senior leadership in at least 25 years—simultaneously. In the first year of his second term, ...
Senate-confirmed officials are departing the second Trump administration at record rates—and with the president making historically few nominations to replace them, more of the government is left in ...
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