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The Trump administration is requiring agencies to track whether federal employees are coming back to the office and whether those return to office plans still leave them with underutilized office space. The Office of Management and Budget wants agencies to begin tracking this data at federal buildings, a capability that's mostly been lacking up until now. Some of the Trump administration's actions around federal office space are in line with the bill signed into law in the final days of the Biden administration and Federal News networks. Jory Heckman joins me with more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing for significant cuts to its workforce after hiring surged under the Biden administration, the VA is setting a goal of cutting 15% of its workforce. That would mean 10s of 1000s fewer employees. Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers he hasn't finalized the plan yet, and the cuts could be higher or lower than that goal. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This year's tax filing season is over, but the IRS is setting mandatory weekend overtime hours for some employees that's to get ahead of a backlog of tax returns flagged as having possible errors in them. Those tax returns need employees to manually review them before they're processed. The IRS faces this workload as it prepares to cut tens of thousands of employees from its workforce. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The State Department has launched a comprehensive reorganization. Secretary ofState Marco Rubio says the changes will focus the department on the Trump administration's foreign policy. Well, now an unsigned draft executive order would shake up life for Foreign Service, workforce, people. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The State Department has launched a comprehensive reorganization. Secretary ofState Marco Rubio says the changes will focus the department on the Trump administration's foreign policy. Well, now an unsigned draft executive order would shake up life for Foreign Service, workforce, people. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration, as you know, has made a return to the office a top priority for federal employees. Well now, in a parallel effort to cut federal real estate by 50% the General Services Administration is setting a higher minimum office occupancy standard underutilized buildings would get the ax, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Trump administration, as you know, has made a return to the office a top priority for federal employees. Well now, in a parallel effort to cut federal real estate by 50% the General Services Administration is setting a higher minimum office occupancy standard underutilized buildings would get the ax, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Office of Personnel Management, like many agencies, is sending its employees back to the office full time. Trouble is OPM has lots of remote employees far from its offices. OPM gave them an ultimatum, relocate within commuting distance of an OPM office, or risk termination. Many employees took the former option, but now OPM faces a steep bill for relocation expenses Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Office of Personnel Management, like many agencies, is sending its employees back to the office full time. Trouble is OPM has lots of remote employees far from its offices. OPM gave them an ultimatum, relocate within commuting distance of an OPM office, or risk termination. Many employees took the former option, but now OPM faces a steep bill for relocation expenses Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Environmental Protection Agency says most employees are back in the office now. The agency is taking steps to make sure they keep coming back. The EPA says it will track certain metrics and discipline employees who aren't working in the office full time. Other agencies are taking steps to monitor employee behavior as well. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more of those details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Environmental Protection Agency says most employees are back in the office now. The agency is taking steps to make sure they keep coming back. The EPA says it will track certain metrics and discipline employees who aren't working in the office full time. Other agencies are taking steps to monitor employee behavior as well. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more of those details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Employees are coming and going at the IRS. The agency is the latest to announce widespread layoffs. With the tax filing season nearly over, yet, the agency is also giving thousands of fired probationary employees a chance to get their old jobs back after putting them on paid administrative leave. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Employees are coming and going at the IRS. The agency is the latest to announce widespread layoffs. With the tax filing season nearly over, yet, the agency is also giving thousands of fired probationary employees a chance to get their old jobs back after putting them on paid administrative leave. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal agencies have more office space than they need, and under DOGE their accelerating plans to get rid of it. It might be easy to forget those efforts actually first got momentum under the Obama administration, it established policies to freeze and then reduce the so called Federal Real Estate footprint. It's one of the significant moments the Federal News Network is looking back on as we mark our 25th anniversary. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Federal agencies have more office space than they need, and under DOGE their accelerating plans to get rid of it. It might be easy to forget those efforts actually first got momentum under the Obama administration, it established policies to freeze and then reduce the so called Federal Real Estate footprint. It's one of the significant moments the Federal News Network is looking back on as we mark our 25th anniversary. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Health and Human Services employees who took a buyout say they're getting a less generous deal than what the agency promised. HHS told employees who took the buyout they'd be put on paid administrative leave once they accepted the deal, but many are still reporting to work, and their separation dates are fast approaching. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has been on top of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Health and Human Services employees who took a buyout say they're getting a less generous deal than what the agency promised. HHS told employees who took the buyout they'd be put on paid administrative leave once they accepted the deal, but many are still reporting to work, and their separation dates are fast approaching. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has been on top of this. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Postmaster General, Louis de Joy avoided Several third rail types of issues during his tenure. He never talked about privatization, closing post offices or cutting the number of delivery days each week. Postal unions, though, aren't so sure they'll get the same assurances from his successor. President Donald Trump has floated several plans for shaking up USPS, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Former Postmaster General, Louis de Joy avoided Several third rail types of issues during his tenure. He never talked about privatization, closing post offices or cutting the number of delivery days each week. Postal unions, though, aren't so sure they'll get the same assurances from his successor. President Donald Trump has floated several plans for shaking up USPS, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Postal Service is letting a team from the Department of Government Efficiency help out with its reform efforts. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says DOGE will bring a new perspective to problems he spent years trying to solve. Still, DeJoy tells members of Congress that DOGE will look at a narrow set of issues with limited access to agency data. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Postal Service is letting a team from the Department of Government Efficiency help out with its reform efforts. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy says DOGE will bring a new perspective to problems he spent years trying to solve. Still, DeJoy tells members of Congress that DOGE will look at a narrow set of issues with limited access to agency data. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The IRS is reinstating thousands of fired, probationary employees. Many returnees doubt they'll stay, though that's because the agency is looking at more workforce cuts at the end of the tax filing season. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The IRS is reinstating thousands of fired, probationary employees. Many returnees doubtthey'll stay, though that's because the agency is looking at more workforce cuts at the end of the tax filing season. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A big part of the Trump administration's plans to shrink the federal workforce has hit some hurdles. U.S. District Court Judge William also ordered several agencies to reinstate thousands of recently fired probationary employees. The judge said agencies have the authority to order mass layoffs, but these firings didn't do it right? Federal News Network's Jory Heckman brings us the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A big part of the Trump administration's plans to shrink the federal workforce has hit some hurdles. U.S. District Court Judge William also ordered several agencies to reinstate thousands of recently fired probationary employees. The judge said agencies have the authority to order mass layoffs, but these firings didn't do it right? Federal News Network's Jory Heckman brings us the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veterans Affairs says it's looking at cutting tens of thousands of jobs later this year. Members of Congress are pushing back, citing possible harm to veterans. This as Congress looks for ways to plug a multi-billion dollar shortfall in VA s budget. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Veterans Affairs says it's looking at cutting tens of thousands of jobs later this year. Members of Congress are pushing back, citing possible harm to veterans. This as Congress looks for ways to plug a multi-billion dollar shortfall in VA s budget. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The IRS has called for nearly all of its employees to return to their offices next week. In some cases, there won't be enough office space for everybody, so management tells employees to get creative with the space they do have. This as the IRS, like nearly every other agency, is also shedding office space. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The IRS has called for nearly all of its employees to return to their offices next week. In some cases, there won't be enough office space for everybody, so management tells employees to get creative with the space they do have. This as the IRS, like nearly every other agency, is also shedding office space. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Government Accountability Office is adopting artificial intelligence for its audits and evaluations of federal programs. AI helps the agency keep up with the growing volume of work requested by Congress for details. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman caught up with the GAO chief data officer, Lindsay Saul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Government Accountability Office is adopting artificial intelligence for its audits and evaluations of federal programs. AI helps the agency keep up with the growing volume of work requested by Congress for details. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman caught up with the GAO chief data officer, Lindsay Saul. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Veterans Affairs is being asked to severely limit the number of employees who can make purchases through a governmentwide charge card program. That's a decision that could impact billions of dollars in annual spending. Meanwhile, the White House has put a freeze on government purchase cards, governmentwide. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is being asked to severely limit the number of employees who can make purchases through a governmentwide charge card program. That's a decision that could impact billions of dollars in annual spending. Meanwhile, the White House has put a freeze on government purchase cards, governmentwide. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of reinstating some of the probationary employees it recently fired, but Senate Democrats are calling on VA to go one step further and rehire the entire 1000 of them. Lawmakers say some probationary VA employees worked in critical positions, including assisting the Veterans Crisis Line. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Department of Veterans Affairs is in the process of reinstating some of the probationary employees it recently fired, but Senate Democrats are calling on VA to go one step further and rehire the entire 1000 of them. Lawmakers say some probationary VA employees worked in critical positions, including assisting the Veterans Crisis Line. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Veterans Affairs Department has exempted many of its front line employees from the Trump administration's federal workforce policies that includes the hiring freeze, the deferred resignations and the firing of probationary hires. But not everybody, multiple VA employees, including some working at the Veterans Crisis Line, say they're not exempt. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Veterans Affairs Department has exempted many of its front line employees from the Trump administration's federal workforce policies that includes the hiring freeze, the deferred resignations and the firing of probationary hires. But not everybody, multiple VA employees, including some working at the Veterans Crisis Line, say they're not exempt. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump administration is calling on teleworking federal employees to return to the office full time, but its leaders at the General Services Administration are on a mission to dramatically cut the amount of federal office space that agencies have. That's raising some questions of how agencies will accommodate more workers coming into the office. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman is here with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Trump administration is calling on teleworking federal employees to return to the office full time, but its leaders at the General Services Administration are on a mission to dramatically cut the amount of federal office space that agencies have. That's raising some questions of how agencies will accommodate more workers coming into the office. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman is here with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The largest federal employee union keeps fattening. The American Federation of Government Employees is also leading several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's workforce policies. AFGE leaders say that's why new people are joining. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins me with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The largest federal employee union keeps fattening. The American Federation of Government Employees is also leading several lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's workforce policies. AFGE leaders say that's why new people are joining. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins me with the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Federal employees now have more time to consider that deferred resignation offer from the Office of Personnel Management, and depending on which agency you work for, the deal looks a lot different than what the Office of Personnel Management first advertised. Lots going on here. Agencies exempted some of their employees at the last minute. Other agencies say the offer still applies to everybody. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Federal employees now have more time to consider that deferred resignation offer from the Office of Personnel Management, and depending on which agency you work for, the deal looks a lot different than what the Office of Personnel Management first advertised. Lots going on here. Agencies exempted some of their employees at the last minute. Other agencies say the offer still applies to everybody. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman joins us with more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time's almost up for federal employees to accept that offer from the Office of Personnel Management. Resign now and go on paid administrative leave until October, or stay and risk non voluntary reduction in force, you're fired. OPM sent out its offer government wide, but agencies are giving their employees some additional details now. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time's almost up for federal employees to accept that offer from the Office of Personnel Management. Resign now and go on paid administrative leave until October, or stay and risk non voluntary reduction in force, you're fired. OPM sent out its offer government wide, but agencies are giving their employees some additional details now. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stop us if you've heard this already, like five seconds ago. The Trump administration has given federal employees an ultimatum, resign now and go on paid administrative leave or stay and risk a non voluntary reduction in force. A Federal News Network poll finds, though, not many employees plan to take the deal. Among their concerns, they say OPM hasn't provided all the answers to their questions. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman conducted the survey, andhe brings us the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stop us if you've heard this already, like five seconds ago. The Trump administration has given federal employees an ultimatum, resign now and go on paid administrative leave or stay and risk a non voluntary reduction in force. A Federal News Network poll finds, though, not many employees plan to take the deal. Among their concerns, they say OPM hasn't provided all the answers to their questions. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman conducted the survey, and he brings us the latest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Everyone knows by now, the Trump administration is calling for teleworking federal employees to return to their offices five days a week. That's easy to say, but like many agencies, the IRS is trying to figure out just where to put them all. The IRS workforce recently grew to 100,000 more than it's had in decades. Its office space hasn't kept up. For one view on how to cope Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the executive director of the professional ManagersAssociation, Kelly Reyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Everyone knows by now, the Trump administration is calling for teleworking federal employees to return to their offices five days a week. That's easy to say, but like many agencies, the IRS is trying to figure out just where to put them all. The IRS workforce recently grew to 100,000 more than it's had in decades. Its office space hasn't kept up. For one view on how to cope Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the executive director of the professional Managers Association, Kelly Reyes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first week of the Trump administration, one agency under contention didn't quite surface, namely, the IRS, but Congress cut $20 billion from IRS supplemental funding in 2023 and another $20 billion in the latest continuing resolution. The National Treasury Employees Union says those funds are key to rebuilding taxpayer services. Federal News Network's Jory Heckman, spoke with NTEU national president Doreen Greenwald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices