Government, policy, and civic life — what's changing and what it means for you.

A coalition of labor groups sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing recent moves to centralize authority within the Office of Personnel Management and insert subjective criteria into employee evaluations amount to an end-run around the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.

The Office of Personnel Management disputed the findings and countered that the analysis also shows around 85% of the DRP separations were not replaced.

Pet-related services are a leading search topic among users so far, and officials view these findings as an opportunity to foster resident engagement.

The watchdog found that postal white collar crime investigations were not affected by “resource shifts.”

New analysis from the Partnership for Public Service reveals that agencies have begun advertising positions as Schedule Policy/Career or planned for the at-will job category.

But a union representing employees at the National Archives’ headquarters said the measure should extend past this weekend, as the building is beset by temporary construction associated with the race.

COMMENTARY | A frequent FOIA requester found himself navigating dead inboxes, broken portals and months-long waits after cuts gutted the Office of Personnel Management’s public records operation.

Instead of making shells, the assembly robots kept failing in bizarre ways—and that's just for starters.

Alabama landed SPACECOM after a years-long political fight. Now it’s getting off the ground.

TikTok pushed back on the lawsuit, saying it relies on “misleading and inaccurate claims.”

Tech and data tools that enable communication and care coordination across state agencies and other service providers were a critical tool in fulfilling their mission, state officials say.

A coalition of labor groups sued the Trump administration Monday, arguing recent moves to centralize authority within the Office of Personnel Management and insert subjective criteria into employee evaluations amount to an end-run around the 1978 Civil Service Reform Act.

The Office of Personnel Management disputed the findings and countered that the analysis also shows around 85% of the DRP separations were not replaced.

New guidance from the National Archives and Records Administration outlines when agencies should preserve AI-related materials as federal records and notes there is no “one size fits all” approach to doing so.

In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, the president claimed that denying the federal workforce a pay raise will not hurt agency recruitment and retention efforts.

The federal human resources agency is exploring new AI tools for USA JOBS, USA Staffing and other USA hiring tools as agencies use AI in their hiring processes, according to the memo.

The National League of Cities found that 76 cities, counties or towns have at least attempted moratoriums or permanent bans, with most being successful. That number is likely even higher.

Bodies that govern education at all ages in Florida will move soon to implement policies around safety and classroom use of the technology.

Politicians including the governor’s running mate and the mayor of Albany acknowledged using artificial intelligence to write op-eds.

COMMENTARY | When every link in the chain is protected, the entire state is stronger, so they and their technology partners must operate as a unified, integrated force.

Auditors found that the Federal Emergency Management Agency also did not provide consistent Hatch Act training to employees.

COMMENTARY | New rules could give agencies another way to act on misconduct uncovered through continuous vetting. The challenge will be making sure they’re ready to use it.

Members of the public have just 30 days to digest and submit comments on a 130-page plan upending the process for alleging workplace discrimination at federal agencies.