President Trump on 3 June 2026 signed an executive order converting roughly 8,000 senior career federal jobs into Schedule Policy/Career, stripping the incumbents of civil service protections and making them effectively at-will employees, Government Executive reported. About 97 percent are GS-15s or senior leaders—office and division heads,

For the first time in months, OPM can pick a winner. With one bid protest withdrawn and a second denied by the GAO, OPM can award a ten-year contract for Federal HR 2.0, its plan to replace the federal government's HR infrastructure covering roughly 2 million employees,

Airbus, Europe’s leading aircraft manufacturer, reaffirmed its target of delivering 870 commercial planes this year despite ongoing supply chain issues involving Pratt & Whitney engines, reports the Wall Street Journal. The company has had to slow production due to shortages but remains optimistic about meeting its delivery goals for