
Heather Richards
Reporter, Interior Department and the National Park Service at E&E News
Covering the people and politics of the Interior Department and the National Park Service, former energy reporter. Signal: @h_richards.99
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Heather Richards
The Government Accountability Office told the DOGE acting administrator that it is part of the legislative branch. Elon Musk, the tech entrepreneur who spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency, at a March Cabinet meeting held by President Donald Trump at the White House.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Heather Richards
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency tried to place a downsizing team at the Government Accountability Office, but the congressional watchdog rebuffed the intrusion, according to an internal bulletin viewed by POLITICO’s E&E News. DOGE recently contacted the congressional watchdog with plans to “assign a team” to the office, according to the bulletin sent to all GAO staff on Friday.
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Feb 18, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Heather Richards
With the Trump administration culling potentially thousands of park rangers from the federal ranks, some within the National Park Service are bracing for a tough summer as crowds descend on understaffed park facilities.
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Feb 11, 2025 |
yahoo.com | Kevin Bogardus |Heather Richards |Scott Streater |Hannah Northey
Federal employees remain stuck in a strange stasis as the legality of President Donald Trump’s mass resignation scheme remains in question. On Monday, U.S. District Judge George O’Toole weighed legal arguments for and against the “deferred resignation” deal but didn’t rule yet on whether the president’s offer is valid. In the interim, a midnight deadline came and went, leaving government workers wondering yet again what the future holds for them under the Trump administration.
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Feb 3, 2025 |
msn.com | Heather Richards
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