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Some need to win a coin flip to use a desk. Others say they’re killing time when workstations aren’t available amid the ...

The first weeks of the Trump administration have brought dramatic changes to the shape, scope and function of the federal ...

Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has made swift work of the billionaire's goal to curtail the government. Here ...

The U.S. has roughly one month until the government runs out of money, and the talks to avoid that are a mess, writes Philip ...

Despite its name, the Department of Government Efficiency is not, so far, primarily interested in efficiency. DOGE and its ...

President Trump attempted during his campaign to distance himself from the right-wing blueprint to overhaul the federal ...

All of which means the pressure is on for agencies to contain risks while not hindering the speed of innovation. With this in ...

Congress has the authority to control government expenditures. Donald Trump is the latest president to try to get around that ...

Professors Archon Fung of Harvard Kennedy School and Lawrence Lessig of Harvard Law School say Trump’s brazen embrace of ...

The federal government is the nation's largest employer, yet the size of its workforce hasn't kept up with U.S. population growth, experts say.

French President Emmanuel Macron offers to back Syria’s interim government in potential partnership with the U.S.-led ...