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On 2 September a new Office of Personnel Management rule on reductions in force took effect. When agencies lay off staff, performance ratings now count ahead of tenure and length of service in deciding who stays. Under the old rules, which dated back decades, …
The UKUSA agreement was signed in March 1946, between Britain and the United States. Canada joined in 1948, Australia and New Zealand in …
On 22 September the White House said Marco Rubio is now the permanent national security adviser, after 16 months as acting adviser. He stays …
The US federal debt limit stands at $41.1 trillion. The July 2025 budget reconciliation law raised it by $5 trillion. That bought about two …
On 1 October 2013 HealthCare.gov opened and buckled on day one. The HHS inspector general later counted nearly $800 million obligated across …
The Department of Energy has told a federal court that its October 2025 cancellation of clean energy grants was decided on the political …
On 29 September 2025 the US Commerce Department extended its export controls to any company at least 50% owned by a listed entity. One of …
The US federal workforce fell by nearly 256,000 people, more than 11%, between December 2024 and January 2026, according to GAO. Eighteen of …
In March 2026, at a summit in Washington, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced a US–Japan action plan on critical minerals. It’s …
On 1 August 2025, hours after the July jobs report came out, President Trump fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer. …
