John Henry replies on the X posting:
“For those here who care… property around buildings, like the State Department, here, in DC, are federal lands maintained by the federal government. The National Park Service is charged with maintaining most of the parks we have in the District too.”
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From the office of
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced her Protecting Federal Agencies and Employees from Political Interference Act, which would prohibit the relocation of any federal department or agency headquarters outside of the National Capital Region (NCR) unless relocation legislation is passed by Congress and enacted into law.
Last week, the Trump administration directed federal agencies to submit proposed relocations of agency bureaus and offices from the NCR to other parts of the country. During Trump’s first term, his administration relocated several agencies outside the NCR, disrupting operations and leading to increased employee attrition and a decline in federal government services. This bill would prevent any such relocation without congressional approval.
“The Trump administration is engaging in an open war against federal employees, using illegal tactics to fire dedicated public servants without cause and using intimidation, threats and fear to force compliance with wasteful directives that demonstrate a deep-seated misunderstanding of how our government operates,” Norton said. “Moving federal agencies is not about saving taxpayer money and will degrade the vital services provided to Americans across the country. In the 1990s, the Bureau of Land Management moved its wildfire staff out West, only to move them back when Congress demanded briefings on new wildfires.
“We can have a discussion on ways to make government work better, but politicians throwing cheap shots at the nation’s capital and surrounding region, where thousands of expert public servants – and their families – live and work, should not be part of that discussion.”
Norton’s introductory statement follows. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was a bit puzzled as to why they’d be there, then it dawned on me that these were the government badge holders for someone who had been let go during The Purge.
Sad comment on the state of government employment in DC these days.”
If you should find something of note/unusual in a little free library, please snap a photo and send it to my email at [email protected] and please let me know what neighborhood it’s from. Thanks! Look what I found in a Little Free Library is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to G. for sending from Union Station.
NY Governor Kathy Hochul wrote on X:
“The Trump-Musk administration is treating federal workers like a reality TV stunt. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Just wanted to say a huge, heartfelt thank you to the choir singing and the people who gathered with words of support outside of EPA (more…)
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From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.), U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), and the other Democratic members of the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, Ranking Member Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Greg Casar (D-Texas), and Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), sent a letter to Elon Musk, opening an investigation into DOGE.gov following two recent incidents of alarming security failures and reports that DOGE employees shared sensitive government information using insecure communications channels. (more…)
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“New from District, Measured, the blog of the Office of Revenue Analysis in the D.C. Office of the Chief Financial Officer:
DC Economic and Revenue Trends Review: January 2025
Each month our office publishes a review of economic and tax revenue data for DC. The review includes data on employment and wages, residential and commercial real estate, hospitality, the US economy and federal government, and DC tax collections. Below are the highlights from our latest review.
Highlights from the January 2025 Review (more…)
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Thanks to everyone who passed on the call for support:
“Hi everyone – today USAID staff in Washington received word that they can go into USAID headquarters at the Ronald Reagan Building to retrieve their personal belongings. The entire Washington-based staff will have two days, this Thursday and Friday, in one-hour windows by bureau and in 15-minute increments per person. No boxes or packing materials will be provided. There are staff who have worked at the RRB for 20-30 years, and it is the “mother ship” for most of us. This will be an extremely emotional two days.
So, we would like to encourage anyone who is in the DMV area and able to, please join us at the RRB to “clap out” staff, with signs of support. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Can you give a shout-out to the three young women thanking public servants at the Fed Center metro stop this morning a bit after 8am. (more…)
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From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to cut federal employees, limit future federal hires to one for every four departing employees, and require federal agencies to work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). The order says each agency will now have a “DOGE Team Lead.” (more…)