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Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t just about tax cuts it quietly guts federal protections and reshapes entire agencies. Here’s what’s buried inside:Closure of the U.S. Department of Education25% expansion of logging in national forests, bypassing environmental reviews and fast-tracking timber productionRollbacks on clean energy incentives, cutting tax credits for EVs and renewables, gutting key climate provisionsMore public lands opened up for drilling, mining, and logging, with royalty breaks for fossil fuel companiesWithdrawal from the Paris Agreement, ending U.S. participation in global climate effortsExecutive Order 14215, forcing independent federal agencies to follow White House legal interpretations and centralizing authority under the presidencyPension changes for federal workers hired before 2014, cutting take-home pay by raising required contributions, reducing future payouts, and eliminating early retirement supplementsREINS Act-style regulation repeal, where major federal rules expire unless Congress re-approves them every 5 years allowing Trump to quietly erase protections without rewriting lawsExpanded executive control over agency budgets, allowing the White House to move federal funds internally without explicit congressional approvalRestoration of impoundment powers, giving Trump the ability to block or delay spending already passed by Congress reviving powers stripped after WatergateCreation of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), placing White House–aligned teams inside every federal agency with access to internal systems and influence over hiring and daily operationsSharp cuts in regulatory enforcement, with agencies like the EPA, CFPB, and Labor and Transportation Departments halting enforcement of key safety, environmental, and anti-discrimination rulesTrump’s personal control over economic policy, strengthening his power to direct tariffs, pressure private companies, and dictate pricing with little resistance treating the U.S. economy like his own businessThis bill isn’t just “big.” It’s a roadmap for dismantling oversight, hollowing out federal protections, and handing Trump sweeping, unchecked control. Read the fine print.By Alt National Park Service (as shared on FB)

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I will buy lunch for every telework day permitted — until then $0 spent

If you allow 2 days a week telework, I’ll buy lunch two days a week. Until then— local business around building receive nothing. I’m at $0.00. One day I forgot coffee — took Tylenol instead of buying one near the building. This is my promise. Local business please understand many employees have similar thought processes. Heck commuting costs alone are killer for most — not much left to spend.

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Hey Fednews why did I have to learn about waste at the Pentagon on the back of my Sunday comics page in Ripley’s Believe it or not?

Imagine my surprise I am just enjoying my Sunday funnies and I save Ripley’s for the very last like dessert and I come across the tidbit of how the Pentagon has spent $32,000 dollars on repeatable coffee mugs and $150,000 dollars soap dispensers. So, of course as it is a believe or not I went looking for this “News” story about the “PENTAGON” so this should qualify as fed news, and found this.foxnews.com/politics/1300-coff first page to pop up was the Heritage Foundation and then Fox News, I was surprised, but now that I think about it and saw that it was dated back in February I am not to surprised since that was when all the hype about waste and fraud and abuse of money was at it’s peak.

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US lawyers set up own firms to lead legal fightback in face of Trump onslaught

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GAO Report Proves It: Telework Crushes Return-to-Office Mandates.

Report Proves It: Telework Crushes Return-to-Office Mandates:youtube.com/watch?v=ftUEYc2sqv report is here:gao.gov/products/gao-25-107078 GAO’s unbiased, thorough report underscores an unignorable reality: telework, implemented thoughtfully, enriches both employers and employees. It attracts and retains talent, reduces costs, enhances productivity and improves overall well-being."

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These fired federal employees are considering running for public office

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Thousands of federal employees are on a roller coaster of being fired, rehired

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EPA halts internal reshuffling due to temporary restraining order.

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Trump orders the government to just stop enforcing rules he doesn’t like | Washington Post Story

At the Transportation Department, enforcement of pipeline safety rules has plunged to unprecedented lows since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.Trump recently ordered Energy Department staff to stop enforcing water conservation standards for showerheads and other household appliances. And at one Labor Department division, his appointees have instructed employees to halt most work related to antidiscrimination laws.Across the government, the Trump administration is trying a new tactic for gutting federal rules and policies that the president dislikes: simply stop enforcing them.“The conscious effort to slow down enforcement on such a broad scale is something we have never seen in previous administrations,” said Donald Kettl, a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. “It amounts to a dramatic assertion of presidential power and authority.”This account of the Trump administration’s efforts to scale back application of many laws is based on interviews with more than a dozen federal employees across seven agencies, as well as a review of internal documents and federal data. The employees spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.Critics say the administration is breaking the law and sidestepping the rulemaking process that presidents of both parties have routinely followed.“They’re making across-the-board decisions not to enforce whole categories of standards, and it is of very dubious legality,” said Richard Revesz, who led the White House regulatory affairs office under President Joe Biden and is now the faculty director of the Institute for Policy Integrity at New York University School of Law.At the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, a division of the Transportation Department that enforces pipeline safety regulations, officials have opened five cases against potential violators of those rules since Trump’s inauguration, federal data shows. That marks a 95 percent drop from the 91 cases that PHMSA officials opened in the same period under Biden, as well as a 93 percent drop from the 68 cases in the same period in Trump’s first term and a 90 percent drop from the 52 cases opened in that period under President Barack Obama.In some cases, Trump has personally ordered a halt to enforcement. The president on May 9 signed a memorandum directing the Energy Department “not to enforce” what he called “useless” water conservation standards for home appliances including bathtubs, faucets, showerheads and toilets.At the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, a little-known branch of the Labor Department charged with rooting out discrimination among government contractors, enforcement of equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws has also sputtered.The EPA’s enforcement office has been initiating 19 fewer cases per month on average than the Biden administration during its last year in office, according to an analysis of federal data conducted by the Environmental Integrity Project, a watchdog group. The Trump administration filed 92 cases per month on average during its first three full months in office — February, March and April — the analysis found. The Biden administration brought 111 cases per month on average in 2024. During the first three months of Trump’s first term, the EPA opened an average of 116 enforcement cases per month.And the Trump administration has sought to shutter the CFPB, which was established in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis to combat unfair, deceptive and abusive financial practices. In March, the administration fired most of the agency’s workforce, a move that a federal judge has temporarily blocked.While the litigation plays out, political leaders have instructed CFPB employees not to work on most earlier-stage enforcement cases, according to two people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss internal deliberations. Since Trump took power, the CFPB has also dropped at least 21 lawsuits against entities including Walmart and Bank of America, a review of news reports and other public records shows.FULL STORY AT GIFT LINK: wapo.st/4dqIrDNIf you have knowledge of the Trump administration's inner workings or attempts to reshape government, The Washington Post wants to hear from you. Please get in touch with our reporters; we will honor requests for anonymity and use secure sourcing practices. Maxine Joselow: [maxine.joselow@washpost.com](mailto:maxine.joselow@washpost.com) or MaxineJ.55 on Signal.Hannah Natanson: [hannah.natanson@washpost.com](mailto:hannah.natanson@washpost.com) or (202) 580-5477 on Signal.Ian Duncan: [ian.duncan@washpost.com](mailto:ian.duncan@washpost.com) or ian_duncan.85 on Signal.

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May 18, 2025 - r/fednews Daily Discussion Thread

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What a shame, we did nothing wrong…

⸻This is for every federal worker who’s been humiliated, discarded, or pushed out for simply doing their job. Within his first 100 days, the president made us the enemy. He stripped our dignity, destroyed our livelihoods, and laughed while doing it. We did nothing wrong.⸻We gave you our time,our skill, and our pride—Some gave a lifetime,stood firm and with pride,We asked for so little—just trust and respect.Instead, you erased us,for power and effect.In just one hundred days,you made your decree:“Make them miserable—drive them to flee.”Years of servicebehind quiet screens,Undone overnightby cruel, petty schemes.No scandal, no sin—we followed the call.But you turned us to targetsand cheered as we’d fall.So sleep in your palace,built high on our dread—Just another rantfrom another ex-fed.

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So we can wear any political candidate attire to support them?

Just trying to cover my ass a little bit, with whatever EO the orange fuhrer passed whenever (I really am on top of the changes but this is a lazy one for me) can I wear a “Harris 2028” shirt anytime soon or does the small print basically say we have to worship the K-Mart fuhrer?? Thanks in advance!

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Have you been asked to do something unethical since late Jan 2025?

Have you been asked to do something unethical since late Jan 2025? or have you seen others do something unethical (e.g., approved a large gift, not follow a court order, etc.)?

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NASA Office Above ‘Seinfeld’ Diner Is a Target of Trump Budget Shrinkage (Gift Article)

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21 People Dead Due to Severe Weather--NOAA/NWS Not Considered "Public Safety"?!

Compiling everything I've read over the past several months, here's how (predictably) we got to the place where some NOAA/NWS offices are struggling to stay operational 24 hours a day. Meanwhile, severe weather doesn't care, will continue to threaten lives, and leaders in our government apparently don't care either.Hiring freeze put in place across all agencies, and NOAA/NWS were not exempt because NOAA/NWS positions are not considered "related to public safety" by Administration."Fork" emails sent that basically threatened the elimination of the email recipient's agency, called them unproductive, undermined their service, and threatened their livelihood. "we cannot give you full assurance regarding the certainty of your position or agency but should your position be eliminated you will be treated with dignity and will be afforded the protections in place for such positions." and "The way to greater American prosperity is encouraging people to move from lower productivity jobs in the public sector to higher productivity jobs in the private sector"~600 experienced scientists take the "fork" and hundreds more probationary employees are fired.Administration proposes cuts to federal benefits which essentially will mean pay cuts.~1000 NOAA employees, totaling 27,000 years of experience, exit the agency under continued threats.Administration is still fighting to terminate more positions.NOAA/NWS personnel spending a HUGE amount of time just trying to keep contracts going that support operations and research and contingency planning in case contracts are not approved--not really able to focus on public service.Culture of fear that prevents leadership from speaking out against wasteful practices or staffing levels that put the public at riskMost gov employees have hearts of service, and I'm so grateful for that. The people dismantling these institutions of service cannot seem to understand anything that doesn't involve transactions or monetary incentives or people that aren't driven by power, money, or hate. NOAA/NWS and most gov serves all, selflessly. Thank you for your service.So many continue to allow this to happen--from DOC to Congress to WH to OMB to everyday voters. And I predict that the Administration will draw attention away from important things to outrageous takes and headlines via Social Media posts, and media and the US will focus on that, instead of anyone addressing the actual dismantling of service-oriented, life-saving, economy-enhancing work that goes on day-to-day in spite of all this.

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Never voluntarily resign (DRP) if you can avoid it. Don’t lose your CTAP/ICTAP rights!

I’ve seen so many instances across the government where Feds that are mid-career take the DRP thinking their agency is forever FTE-reduced and will never hire again. Then just a week or two later, a dozen+ CTAPs are issued. DRP people do not qualify for CTAPs/ICTAPs and are effectively shut out of their agencies until the hiring freeze is over.Don’t make this mistake! Everyone's situation is different, but if you can avoid it, do not take the DRP. Let them RIF you instead. Hold out and wait for CTAP/ICTAP. ICTAP gives you priority hiring in the government for two years.You lose all those rights if you take the DRP.

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I left a tebures academic career to try to serve my country, now I'm fired

Less than a year ago at the university where I was a tenured professor I closed out all my research projects and transferred my grant to my co-PI. I had been offered a position at the FDA.At the FDA I quickly jumped into my position, I was assigned various duties associated with product reviews and applications my second month there. I was also assigned research projects made a secondary point of contact for data analysis, and began working on an interagency report.The benefits were actually worse than my previous position, but the job made up for it in other ways.Then I went through all the probie firing.Everyone in my branch had at least a master's degree and many had phds (at minimum you need a master's degree to join my branch). We were a highly specialized workforce who needed very specific skills to be able to analyze the studies submitted with product reviews. Our division also had a high publication rate. But according to DOGE we were unnecessary, lazy, and unfit for government service. Also, they were saving money. The thing is, firing me and many other FDA probies didn't save the government money as a number of centers are funded, or partially funded, by application fees.I've heard from colleagues that they are struggling under their workload, subject to random inspections by DOGE, and going into a campus that's overcrowded.Meanwhile, I got lucky and am going back to academia. But I have to restart all my research from the ground up, while the government support for research in science is essentially gone.As I hear Congress and the American public treat government workers like we're parasites, I keep thinking that I essentially tanked an academic research career because I wanted to serve the American people and make a difference.Sorry for the incoherent rant.

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FBI Russian Influence Whistleblowing Ignored

kyivinsider.com/fbi-agent-goes former FBI special agent is currently out on $100,000 bond after being arrested for attempting to expose what he described as a covert Russian intelligence campaign to gain influence over leading American tech figures—namely Elon Musk and Peter Thiel. The agent, a decorated counterintelligence officer with nearly two decades of service, specialized in Russian espionage operations and had previously been commended for his work uncovering sleeper cells and disinformation networks operating inside the U.S.”

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Red alert: Supreme Court overrule is requested by Trump admin, after two lower courts rule to stop the RIFs and firings. It's Shadow Docket time.

🚨🚨🚨Now we are at the big moment in the most important federal firing lawsuit.The Trump admin is going to the Supreme Court, asking them to allow the firings, after two lower courts have effectively told them to get lost — and said the firings and RIFs are likely illegal.And the big threat to Americans now is that the Supreme Court will issue a "shadow docket" ruling to allow the firings without making much of a public fuss.Here's the request from the Trump DOJ. It was filed at the Supreme Court on a Friday — which is one way to limit news coverage. And this is a public relations battle as much as a legal battle.What happened: A coalition of groups including local governments, unions, Protect Democracy and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit because the president can't use large-scale firings to reorganize agencies without Congress. (This is a no-brainer to any honest judge or lawyer.) The district court judge Susan Illston granted an injunction to stop the firings. Trump DOJ appealed to the Ninth Circuit. That court said "yeah yeah calm down" and set a briefing in a few weeks, effectively saying they don't clearly disagree the firings are illegal. So the Trump DOJ went to the Supreme CourtAs we said a few weeks ago, this case has always been headed to the six rightwing judges at the Supreme Court.What we need to do now:Pay attention to the shadow docket moves!!! And talk about them to everyone you know. The rightwing Supreme Court is going to try to kill the district court injunction by issuing a quiet stay. They will eventually have to decide on the merits, but the rightwing justices use shadow docket stays to allow conservatives to do bad things while the Court drags its feet. That's not right. Our job is to make any Court stay NOT A QUIET THING. If Alito and the Roberts Six kill the District Court order by delaying it for months, they should get public pushback.The Trump DOJ asked for both a stay of Illston's order and an emergency stay. Emergency stays are often granted for a day or two to allow the court to figure out what to do. So that may happen. But the real action is next week:Will the Supreme Court, by issuing a shadow docket stay, in effect overrule the district court and the Ninth Circuit and allow Trump to keep illegally firing people? Let's force the Supreme Court's stay actions out of the shadows. Time to focus on the Court.---More info:On this SCOTUS filing politico.com/news/2025/05/16/d Know What You Did Last Summer: Tales from the Supreme Court’s Shadow Docket" afj.org/article/i-know-what-yo University of Texas law professor Stephen Vladeck has emphasized in his writing about the shadow docket, the Court’s conservative majority is abusing this docket in unprecedented ways without even having to sign their names to the rulings. Thus, the Court is issuing major decrees from the shadows."From our blog two weeks ago: "Finally, Trump is sued to stop the illegal DOGE destruction"it seems likely from here that the Supreme Court will find a way to use its shadow docket to in effect overturn the TRO, perhaps by “playing fast and loose with terminology to obscure what it is actually doing,” as even far-right Federalist Society lawyer Josh Blackman said about the SCOTUS order in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case.

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