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Trump wants 10 regulations eliminated for each new one issued. Will it actually work?
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ During President-elect Donald Trump’s first term, he mandated that agencies eliminate two regulations for every new one issued. For his second term, he’s upping the ante. “Already, preparations are underway to slash massive numbers of job-killing regulations — eliminating 10 old regulations for every new one,” Trump said (more...)
Government shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume − especially for those considered ‘nonessential’
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ A bipartisan spending deal in Congress to avert a government shutdown hit a roadblock on Dec. 18, 2024, when President-elect Donald Trump condemned the proposed bill and said that Republicans who support it should be voted out in the 2026 primaries. This followed Elon Musk making at least (more...)
What does the U.S. attorney general actually do?
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ Shortly after former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew from consideration to serve as U.S. attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate Pam Bondi for the position. A former Florida attorney general, Bondi also worked for Trump as a defense lawyer during the first of his two (more...)
More! on the windfall elimination provision and government pension offset
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ On Wednesday, federal retirees who retired under the Civil Service Retirement System, current CSRS employees and a multitude of other state and local public service employees who receive pensions from work not covered by Social Security, applauded when the Senate voted on a motion to invoke cloture. The (more...)
Biden gives federal employees Christmas Eve off
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ While congressional budget negotiations remained in disarray early Thursday ahead of a Friday funding deadline, at least one thing was certain for federal employees: Dec. 24 will be a holiday this year. President Biden issued an executive order Thursday closing federal agencies and offices the day before Christmas (more...)
Driving Digital Transformation
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, December 19, 2024 Michael J. Keegan Insights from Alexis Bonnell, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory I had the pleasure of hosting Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer (CIO) and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate at the Air (more...)
Digital Modernization for Government: An Implementation Framework
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Digital Modernization for Government.pdf Dr. Gregory S. Dawson Dr. James S. Denford Kevin C. Desouza Marc E. Barda Picavet Governments today increasingly face the challenge of how to integrate transformational digital technologies like artificial intelligence, while maintaining or modernizing legacy infrastructure and applications. This challenge is compounded (more...)
Envisioning the Future of Government
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Daniel Chenok How Emerging, Secure Technologies and Data Flows Can Enable Anticipation and Action that Improve Performance How can governments secure implementation of advanced technologies and enable government to use data to make more informed decisions, promote transparency, and improve outcomes in an (more...)
Illicit Finance: Treasury Should Monitor Partnerships and Trusts for Future Risks
This post first appeared on GAO Reports. Read the original article. What GAO Found States have jurisdiction over formation and reporting requirements for partnerships and trusts operating within their borders. Partnerships and trusts can be used for a range of business purposes, although trusts are more typically used for wealth management. States collect limited information from these entities. They require (more...)
Trump seeks to spike stopgap funding bill, sending Congress into chaos days before shutdown
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. <![CDATA[ President-elect Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance advised congressional Republicans to oppose a bipartisan deal they just brokered to avert a government shutdown this weekend, saying they should negotiate a new deal instead. Republicans should not allow any concessions to Democrats as part of a stopgap funding bill, (more...)