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“OPM: Trump’s hiring questions ‘mandatory’ for agencies to ask, but optional for candidates to answer” via @federalnewsnetwork.com:
Editor’s note: loyalty questions.
federalnewsnetwork.com/workforce/20...
OPM has downplayed the importance of the essays as just one piece of a candidate’s overall federal job application.
“White House propaganda video shows SWAT team swarming D.C. home of DOJ employee charged for throwing sandwich” via @theadvocatebr.bsky.social:
www.advocate.com/news/white-h...
It was the second time federal officials arrested him for the breaded assault.
“Viral DC Sandwich Thrower Fired From Justice Department Job” via @bloomberglaw.com:
news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
The man charged with assault for throwing a sandwich at a federal officer in Washington worked for the Justice Department and has been fired, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced.
“'Everyone Is So Scared': Inside The Smithsonian As Trump Attacks Art, History” via @huffpost.com:
www.huffpost.com/entry/smiths...
A culture of fear has taken hold at the prestigious D.C. museums as White House officials “ensure alignment” with Trump’s preferred version of American history.
Get. Out. Of. My. City.
www.npr.org/2025/08/16/n... "We're young, we want to go outside, we want to have fun in a new area and we're afraid to go out because we're afraid, one wrong step, one wrong move, off the crosswalk and I'm getting flagged down for something."
When President Trump announced his crackdown on crime in Washington, D.C., the local U.S. attorney said she wanted to focus on juveniles. But experts say harsher punishments don't deter criminals.
They are citizen soldiers trained for war, not for civilian policing.
Some National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C., will begin carrying firearms to conduct their mission in the city, two U.S. officials told NBC News. Not all troops will carry weapons, one official said.
The decision marks a change since National Guard members were deployed to the city this past week.
BUT, partnering with Partnership IS a good idea. They’d likely be willing to help…
You’d also need access to the same questions to use to be able to do year-over-year comparisons.
I came here to suggest this!
Doesn’t PPS primarily use the FEVS data though?
