Joe Davidson
Columnist at The Washington Post
Washington Post columnist covering the federal government in the Federal Insider (formerly the Federal Diary). Email: joe.davidson[at]washpost[dot]com
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1 week ago |
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Optimism lives despite Trump’s ‘arson of our public infrastructure’ (washingtonpost.com) Optimism lives despite Trump’s ‘arson of our public infrastructure’ By Joe Davidson 2025041110002100 Max Stier might keep a closer eye on federal agencies and their employees than anyone else not in government.
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2 weeks ago |
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Trump seeks court approval for most aggressive union-busting attempt ever (washingtonpost.com) Trump seeks court approval for most aggressive union-busting attempt ever By Joe Davidson 2025040410002500 Now we may know why President Donald Trump has not reissued his three first-term, anti-union directives that sharply reduced the ability of labor leaders to represent employees.
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3 weeks ago |
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Former Voice of America director blasts Kari Lake’s ‘untruths’ (washingtonpost.com) Former Voice of America director blasts Kari Lake’s ‘untruths’ By Joe Davidson 2025032809544700 In the name of comity or professional courtesy, members of one presidential administration typically don't criticize the actions of its successor.
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1 month ago |
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The Trump administration’s aggression against the federal workforce has reached a new level of intensity,with officials attempting to bust the union representing 47,000 airport screeners. If successful, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s gutting of a contract with the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) could set the stage for similar attacks on other federal labor organizations and embolden private sector efforts to thwart union power.
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1 month ago |
washingtonpost.com | Joe Davidson
Gene L. Dodaro, the government’s chief auditor, might not know every detail about the federal government, though it often seems that way. As comptroller general of the United States, Dodaro leads the Government Accountability Office, a role he’s had for 17 years. He’s worked for the agency since 1973 — when another president, Richard M. Nixon, like the current one, sought to bust bounds of presidential power.
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Former @VOANews boss blasts "untruths" by @KariLake's “provably wrong” claims that $250 million in public funding were wasted late last year. https://t.co/rv4RBfFMwF
Fed union lobbies Hill, fighting @realDonaldTrump and for ‘dignity and respect’ https://t.co/H5YKhqX39l @NTEUnews
Amid @realDonaldTrump most fantastical tales is his claim South African Afrikaners are so oppressed they need priority refugee status in the U.S. — under a program he had already suspended. https://t.co/83ldAaZgkJ