Eric White

3 weeks ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Eric White

The Office of Personnel Management is reminding agencies of the procedures for conducting a reduction in force (RIF). New guidance from OPM details the processes involved in a RIF, like notice periods, benefits and employee appeals. The guidance comes as agencies are taking further steps toward conducting their RIF plans. The efforts will lead to large workforce cuts and possible agency relocations. The Trump administration is also making some significant changes to the standard RIF process.

3 weeks ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Eric White

The Trump administration's contracting freeze has caused several contractors to go out of business. The Professional Services Council, an industry association, said it's aware of almost a dozen small firms who were forced to close shop because agencies are not paying their invoices in a timely manner. David Berteau, the president of PSC, told reporters yesterday that the executive order is causing the government to delay payments and freeze contract actions.

4 weeks ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Eric White

House Democrats are looking into whether Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem uses the Signal app for official business. Noem was involved in the highly publicized Signal chat where Trump cabinet members discussed airstrikes in Yemen. But in a new letter to Noem, Oversight Committee Democrats said the public deserves to know whether she’s following rules for secure communications, and complying with federal records laws.

4 weeks ago | theatermania.com | Eric White

Sonja Kostich’s career bridges the worlds of dance and finance in a way few can claim. Hired by Mikhail Baryshnikov at just 17 to join American Ballet Theatre, she went on to perform with San Francisco Ballet, Zurich Ballet, and Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project before co-founding her own company. After retiring from performing, she pursued a business degree, worked at Goldman Sachs, and later returned to the arts as an executive leader.

4 weeks ago | federalnewsnetwork.com | Eric White

GOP lawmakers are looking to expand the president’s authority for fast-tracking agency reorganizations. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has advanced Republicans’ "Reorganizing Government Act" in a vote along party lines. If enacted, the bill would give Congress 90 days to vote on any proposed agency reorganization plans from the President, while circumventing filibuster rules. Republicans in favor of the bill say it would improve government operations.