News Clips

From: Vanity Fair “But while Trump can’t stop talking about his impending political crisis, Washington is warning federal employees to keep quiet. On Wednesday, the Office of Special Counsel, issued new guidance barring some 2 million federal employees from discussing the topic of ...

From: Government Executive “Guidance on the 2018 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey issued by then-OPM Director Jeff Pon in April that said some employees would participate in a pilot program of an “improved form of the FEVS” with “clarifications to definitions (e.g., leadership ...

From: New York Times ““People who use the term ‘resist’ could be expressing views about any number of matters, and the presumption that they are specifically advocating for the defeat of a candidate in 2020 strikes me as crazy and raises significant First Amendment concerns,” he ...

From: Grand Canyon News “In an interview with Wyoming Public Media, Jeff Ruch, executive director for Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the moves suggest the investigation into Lehnertz could take a long time. He also said her removal appeared to be a case of ...

From: Government Executive “Scientists inside the 13 agencies that prepared the major report on climate change released quietly on Friday are said to be relieved that the Trump administration did not alter their work, but puzzled by the timing of publication. That’s according to ...

From: National Parks Traveler “The agency has failed to forward wilderness recommendations to the President, conduct legally-mandated wilderness assessments, prepare wilderness management plans, revise legally-insufficient wilderness assessments or take a myriad of other steps necessary ...