Federal Government

A Heart Crushing Little Free Library Find (Vol. 12)

By Prince Of Petworth

“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.

“Norton, House Oversight Committee Members, and Warren Open Investigation Into DOGE.gov After Alarming Failures to Protect Sensitive National Security Information”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Fritz Myer

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…)

January 2025 – “The federal government accounted for 27.5% of all wages in DC.”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by angela n.

“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…)

“USAID Show of Support Thursday & Friday”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Jason Gooljar

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…)

“Dedicated public servants are losing their jobs without cause…Norton Statement on Trump Executive Order Attacking Federal Workforce”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Fritz Myer

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…)

Small gestures in tough times cont.

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Thank you to the small choir from All Souls Church that sang and carried signs of support for federal workers on Monday in front of the L’enfant entrance by Capitol Gallery. Your beautiful voices and solidarity with federal workers brightened the morning.”

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