Showing posts with label U.S. federal government. Show all posts
Showing posts with label U.S. federal government. Show all posts

Thursday, October 01, 2026

Federal employment payroll shrinks to a 60-year low under President Trump

Good news! Bravo! Trim the fat!

"The federal workforce has fallen to its lowest level in roughly six decades following a sweeping reduction in government payrolls during President Trump’s second term.

Federal employment now stands at about 2.7 million workers, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, down more than 300,000 since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025. ..."

MxM News: Washington payroll shrinks to a 60-year low under Trump

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

America.gov, the latest website of the US government launched

Whatever you need? Government should be the last resort in a free society, right?

"President Trump launched America.gov, an AI-powered federal website built on Google’s Gemini and xAI’s Grok, and signed an executive order directing agencies to integrate with the new platform." (The Flyover)


America.gov




Sunday, August 02, 2026

President Trump’s team is feuding over what happened to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, vandalism or poor workmanship etc.

This does certainly not reflect well on the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro (age 75).

From 2008 to 2022, Ms. Pirro was a TV personality, not a prosecutor! When her nomination as AG was announced in 2025, I could not believe it. Perhaps, a mistake by President Trump?

How long ago was the claimed, poor pool renovation relative to the alleged vandalism? Perhaps it was both poor workmanship and vandalism? Can this not be distinguished with current forensic methods?

"Trump rebuked U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro after she dropped her effort to prosecute a former Olympic athlete for alleged vandalism to the pool, challenging her conclusion that a “botched installation” during a renovation had damaged it. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also criticized Pirro, turning the disagreement into a public feud within the administration."

The Wall Street Journal What's news




Tuesday, July 28, 2026

AP Report on 'LGBT' USAID Workers in Nepal Reveals True Agenda of the Shuttered Program

Incredible if confirmed!

Did the USAID program under the senile, demented and pathological liar 46th President in Nepal primarily become an employment program for LGBTQ?

"The Associated Press published a lengthy report on Thursday—and I can’t believe this is real—highlighting how shutting down USAID in Nepal led to “around 100 LGBTQ+” now-unemployed workers to turn to prostitution. ...

The shuttered USAID offices were apparently primarily dedicated to handing out free condoms, lubricant, and “HIV prevention medication.” ...

in the nation of Georgia. ... there was a rising amount of anti-Americanism in part because of the [presumably similar] efforts of USAID in his country. ..."

AP Report on 'LGBT' USAID Workers in Nepal Reveals True Agenda of the Shuttered Program - The Daily Signal

Federal Payroll Down $1.9 Billion, Civilian Headcount Down More than 50,000 in 2025

Good news! Bravo! It appears President Trump is shrinking the bloated federal government! Keep up the good work!

Unfortunately, the article omitted to show more history like e.g. the last 10 years or since the beginning of the 21st century.

"... We found that headcount, not including the U.S. Postal Service or Department of War, was reduced by a bit more than 50,000 from 2024 to 2025. That came with nearly $2 billion in savings on total salaries. ..."

Swamp Update: 2025 Federal Payroll Down $1.9 Billion, Civilian Headcount Down More than 50,000




Thursday, October 23, 2025

James Comey’s lawyers face an uphill battle to prove selective or vindictive prosecution in his high-profile case.

So Comey's attorneys are claiming there were other, more high level officials of the federal government doing the same? Is this not already an admission of his guilt by his attorneys? This will be interesting!

What is "vindictive" going after this former FBI Director? Comey may need better attorneys!

"... Comey’s lawyers have responded, filing a motion on Oct. 20, 2025, to dismiss the charges against him with prejudice – the “prejudice” being legal jargon for barring a refiling of the charges. Comey’s lawyers allege that the Justice Department’s prosecution is both selective and vindictive. ..."

James Comey’s lawyers face an uphill battle to prove selective or vindictive prosecution in his high-profile case

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Elon Musk's xAI offers Grok to federal government for 42 cents underbidding other competitors like OpenAI and Anthropic

Good news! And the lowest bidder is ...? The marvels of free markets and competition!

AI is fast becoming an affordable commodity! 😊

Do we have now the first bidding wars involving machine learning & AI? The cheaper, the better? 😊

"Elon Musk’s xAI has reached an agreement with the U.S. government’s purchasing arm to sell its AI chatbot Grok to the federal government for under a dollar, pitting it against OpenAI and Anthropic. 

Under the agreement between xAI and the General Services Administration (GSA), federal agencies under the executive branch will be charged 42 cents to use xAI’s chatbot Grok for a year and a half.

OpenAI and Anthropic are offering their enterprise and government versions of ChatGPT and Claude, respectively, for $1 for a year. OpenAI is also only selling to the executive branch, but Anthropic is selling to the judiciary and legislative, as well. ..."

Elon Musk's xAI offers Grok to federal government for 42 cents  | TechCrunch




Friday, September 12, 2025

FEMA Latest Agency to fire Government Employees Watching Porn During Work on government devices at taxpayers expense

Reminds of Friedrich Nietzsche's " Human, All Too Human"!

What are our public servants doing at work? You wonder sometimes. 😊

How is this even possible? Does the federal government not use Internet blockers for inappropriate content?

"Over a decade after legislation was introduced in Congress to contain an epidemic of federal workers watching pornography on government computers, the nation’s Homeland Security Secretary has fired numerous employees “for consuming pornographic content during work hours while on government issued devices,” according to statement issued a few days ago by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). “Today, I am announcing that multiple disgraced FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] employees were fired for using their government devices to consume sexually explicit content while on the job,” said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in the recent announcement. “These individuals had access to critical information and intelligence and were entrusted to safeguard Americans from emergencies—and instead they were consuming pornography.” The DHS Secretary added that “in at least one case the pornography consumed was racially charged and involved bestiality.” ..."

FEMA Latest Agency to Fuel Epidemic of Govt. Employees Watching Porn During Work | Judicial Watch

Friday, February 14, 2025

Elon Musk Says USAID Funded BIOWEAPONS Research In Wuhan--Emily Kopp

Early in 2020 it was already reported that the US federal government funded dubious virus research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and that this Institute was a dual use research facility.
Perhaps, SARS-CoV-2/Covid-2 was not just a lab leak, but a live test of a bioweapon that spared children and was very infectious, but not very deadly.
Thanks to the senile, demented and CORRUPT 46th President this was never really investigated, because the Chinese knew too much about the corrupt Biden clan.

Thursday, February 13, 2025

The 43% Stay-at-Home Federal Workforce opportunities for President Trump

For a real estate dealmaker like President Trump this is a goldmine!

"Nearly 43% of federal employees worked remotely in 2023 and left their federal offices unused. With almost half of the federal workforce working from home, office buildings sit empty while taxpayers continue to pay to keep the lights on.

Additionally, remote work creates the potential for improper locality pay for federal employees. The federal payment system is not set up well to facilitate teleworking or remote work and needs reforms."

Reconciliation and the Federal Workforce: Unlocking Savings for the American People

Reducing the Federal Workforce in the US has tremendous Fiscal Effects by reducing federal spending long term

For years, annual federal budget deficits and federal debt have become unsustainable.

Hopefully, President Trump will succeed in shrinking federal government and make it more efficient and less wasteful.

"A 10% reduction in the size of the federal workforce saves [over the FY 2025-2035 period]:
$523 billion in salaries
Between $36 and $85 billion in  health benefits
$75 billion in government pensions"

Reconciliation and the Federal Workforce: Unlocking Savings for the American People

Sunday, January 26, 2025

How a President James Garfield's death helped kill Washington's "spoils system"

Recommendable! However, to suggest or hint at that President Trump would bring back anything like the spoils system is ludicrous and smells of Trump Derangement Syndrome.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

'I Can't Believe You're Asking Such A Question!': Pam Bondi And Adam Schiff

The moron Adam Schiff proved again that he is probably the member of the U.S. Congress afflicted with the worst Trump Derangement Syndrome. He is a pathological and serial liar!
However, Pam Bondi did not come across as very convincing in this exchange!

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

US government finalizes more than $6.1 billion chips subsidy for Micron Technology. Really!

I am not sure such lavish government subsidies are necessary! It may fuel more price inflation and government debt!

It is irresponsible and reckless! What a waste of taxpayer money!

How about lowering taxes and reducing government bureaucracy!

If these chips are necessary and in demand let the free market take care of it!

"The U.S. Department of Commerce has finalized a subsidy of more than $6.1 billion for memory chip maker Micron Technology (MU.O), opens new tab to support the construction of several domestic semiconductor facilities, according to a White House statement on Tuesday.
The investment, unchanged from the amount originally announced in April, marks one of the largest government awards to chip companies under the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act. ..."

US finalizes more than $6.1 bln chips subsidy for Micron Technology | Reuters

Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Utah, other Western states ask Supreme Court to return millions of acres of land back to the states

This has been a very contentious issue for a long time! The federal government owns too much land!

Trump is not yet in office, but e.g. calls for more federalism is already moving forward!

Additionally, the administration of the senile, demented and corrupt 46th President worsened the situation restricting land use for environmental reasons.

"... In August, Utah filed a lawsuit against the federal government, arguing that it’s unconstitutional for the feds to retain unappropriated land in a state indefinitely.

Since the lawsuit was filed, a dozen other states, including Idaho, Alaska and Wyoming, have filed briefs asking the court to hear the case. Additionally, a coalition of counties in Arizona and New Mexico, the Pacific Legal Foundation, the Utah Legislature and the Wyoming Legislature have also filed briefs in support of the lawsuit. ...

The lawsuit only applies to unappropriated lands, which are those the federal government holds without any clear congressional designation. As a result, the lawsuit won’t impact national parks, forest lands, monuments or tribal lands. ...

In Utah, the federal government controls nearly 70% of the state’s total land area, which is second only to Nevada, which has nearly 85% of its land in federal control. Of the 22.8 million acres in Utah controlled by the BLM, 18.5 million acres are “unappropriated.”

While the federal government disposed of much of the land it controlled in the East, the Homestead Act of 1862 allowed certain citizens to claim land in the U.S. territories of the West, so long as they lived and cultivated the land. Similar laws were passed in the years that followed in order to encourage more people to move out West.   ...

The proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back was the BLM’s Public Lands Rule. The rule created “restoration leases” or “mitigation leases.” These work just like oil and gas or cattle grazing leases, except the “use” of the land would be to conserve it, which typically means erasing or eliminating human impact on the untouched landscape. ...

Another factor likely motivating Utah’s decision to file the lawsuit now is the Supreme Court decision in June that shot down the 1984 doctrine known as "Chevron deference," which allows federal agencies broad latitude in interpreting laws when Congress hasn’t provided specific guidelines. ...

The Department of the Interior under the Biden administration had made a number of decisions limiting oil and gas production, as well as mining opportunities. Against Utah’s wishes, The BLM closed over 317 miles of popular roads and trails, an action the State of Utah says impacts recreational activities and local businesses that rely on tourism. The BLM is also considering future restrictions. ..."

Utah, other Western states ask Supreme Court to return millions of acres of land back to the states | Just The News "“The federal burden in the West infringes on our sovereignty and undermines our equality with other States, all in direct violation of the Constitution,” Rep. Harriet Hagemen, R-Wyo., said."

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency

Exciting! What is Trump up to!

If Trump is serious, he should not have called it a department! First mistake!

Trump taps Musk, Ramaswamy to lead Department of Government Efficiency | Just The News "President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced that X platform owner Elon Musk and tech mogul Vivek Ramaswamy would lead his planned Department of Government Efficiency to shrink the size of the government."

Monday, October 07, 2024

FEMA has about $8 Billions Tied Up In and failed to close Old disasters predating 2012

What!!! 

Sounds typical for the senile, demented, and corrupt 46th President!
This fool probably has no idea what is going on in his government!

"... But part of the shortfall is due to procedures and bookkeeping inside FEMA. The agency has $8.3 billion in “unliquidated obligations” set aside to help victims of storms from before 2012! That’s according to a Homeland Security Office of Inspector General report titled “FEMA’s Inadequate Oversight Led to Delays in Closing Out Declared Disasters.” ...

Meanwhile, the money can’t be used to help victims of Helene, previous hurricanes, or looming storms like Milton."

FEMA's $8 BILLION BUDGET BUMBLING - OpenTheBooks Substack

Saturday, March 30, 2024

Where the U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants more solar farms in Utah and on how much land

Every wondered how much land is consumed by solar power farms? Here is an example!

That the federal government owns so much land in some of the states is another subject!

Unreliable wind and solar power is the greatest scam of our time! It is evil and medieval!

"The U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants to be a landlord to more solar energy development in Utah and across the West, but it has a few rules:
• Keep the panels off the hillsides to avoid erosion and visual blight.
• Keep them near existing or planned power lines to avoid building new ones.
• Keep the cows away.

The BLM, which manages 42% of Utah land, has put out its draft environmental impact statement for utility scale solar development, and its preferred choice would make 3.8 million acres in the state available for solar farms. The draft is open for public comment until April 18. ..."

Where the BLM wants more solar farms in Utah The BLM’s recommendation would open up nearly 7% of the state to solar arrays, but only a tiny portion of that is expected to be developed in the next couple of decades.

Do you like this kind of huge waste of landscape?


Saturday, November 18, 2023

Wealthy elite Universities in the U.S. receive billions of dollars per year from the federal government

Food for thought!

"... Since 2018, $33 billion of federal contracts and grants flowed to these ten colleges – averaging $6.6 billion annually.
Today, these “educational” non-profits are more federal contractor than they are educator. Their $33 billion in federal contracts and grants outpaced their collection of undergraduate student tuition.
Furthermore, these schools reaped another $12 billion in special tax treatment benefits on the growth of their massive endowment gains (2018-2022). Endowments totaled $237 billion in 2022, up almost $65 billion from $172 billion in 2018.
Since 2017, these colleges are only subject to a 1.4-percent excessive endowments tax and not the 20-percent capital gains tax levied on wealthy Americans. ..."

Wealthy, Elite Universities Like Harvard Taxed You $45 Billion In Last Five Years Quantifying U.S. Taxpayer Subsidies, Tax-Breaks, And Federal Payments Into The Ivy League Colleges Plus Stanford And Northwestern (2018-2022)



Sunday, October 08, 2023

Ending Racial Favoritism in federal Government Contracting using model legislation

Recommendable!

"The federal government spends more than $600 billion each year on contracts to purchase everything from health-insurance software to tanks. The federal government also gives numerous grants to state and local governments, which use those funds to offer contracts to businesses. ...
Unfortunately, government contracting today contains a vast system of racial favoritism, which costs taxpayers billions of dollars and degrades services, all while doing nothing to help the least well-off. Contracts are awarded not on the basis of value but on the color of contractors’ skin. The following proposed model bill would end racial favoritism in contracting and ensure that public goods and services are provided by the lowest and best bidders.

Even without this type of legislation, racial favoritism in contracting will [continue to be] challenged in court,  ...

Approximately 1 in every 40 dollars in the American economy goes through a federal contract ..."

Ending Racial Favoritism in Government Contracting | Manhattan Institute