Tag: federal employees

HUD boss Carson sings a new tune about federal workers as finalists are honored for their good works

The following article by Joe Davidson was posted on the Washington Post website May 10, 2017:

Federal employee finalists for the Service to America Medals gathered at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Tuesday for a breakfast in honor of their accomplishments. (Aaron Clamage/www.clamagephoto.com)

The bacon was still on the tables at a Capitol Hill breakfast honoring federal employees Tuesday when Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson admitted to a wake-up call.

He had heard, he said, that government employees “didn’t work very hard.”

But once he actually learned about them — after he became head of a major federal agency — he found the workers “are extremely dedicated” to their jobs.

His remarks were reminiscent of President Trump, another government rookie, who said “nobody knew health care could be so complicated.” Continue reading “HUD boss Carson sings a new tune about federal workers as finalists are honored for their good works”

Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump

The following article by Juliet Eilperin, Lisa Rein and Marc Fischer was posted on the Washington Post website January 31, 2017:

The signs of popular dissent from President Trump’s opening volley of actions have been plain to see on the nation’s streets, at airports in the aftermath of his refu­gee and visa ban, and in the blizzard of outrage on social media. But there’s another level of resistance to the new president that is less visible and potentially more troublesome to the administration: a growing wave of opposition from the federal workers charged with implementing any new president’s agenda. Continue reading “Resistance from within: Federal workers push back against Trump”