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Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 10 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 10 February 2025

"Federal Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE From Treasury System," Wall Street Journal "The order by Judge Paul Engelmayer, an Obama appointee, precludes officials without proper background checks and security clearances from accessing the payment system through at least next Friday, including political appointees and special government

USAID contractors Chemonics, Credence, furlough or lay off hundreds amid Trump’s foreign aid freeze

USAID contractors Chemonics, Credence, furlough or lay off hundreds amid Trump’s foreign aid freeze

Hundreds of employees at USAID contractors Chemonics International and Credence Management Solutions are facing furloughs or layoffs following President Donald Trump’s executive order pausing all foreign aid for 90 days. Chemonics, a Washington, DC-based firm with USAID contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, confirmed that it has furloughed

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 7 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 7 February 2025

"White House Preparing Order to Cut Thousands of Federal Health Workers," Wall Street Journal "The White House is working on an executive order to fire thousands of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services workers, according to people familiar with the matter. Under the order, the

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 5 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 5 February 2025

"GSA audit finds faults in FBI headquarters selection process," Washington Business Journal "It’s not immediately clear what effect the long-awaited report, which does not suggest reversing course or nixing Greenbelt, might have on the FBI headquarters search. President Donald Trump has said in the past he

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Tuesday, 4 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Tuesday, 4 February 2025

"20,000 federal workers take 'buyout' so far, official says," Axios "It's a significant number of people — about 1% of the federal workforce — but still substantially less than the White House's target of 5% to 10%." "Federal Workers Ordered

Loeffler outlines SBA reforms, signals changes to 8(a) program

Loeffler outlines SBA reforms, signals changes to 8(a) program

Kelly Loeffler, former senator and President Trump’s nominee for SBA administrator, pledged significant reforms to the agency, including a review of its financial stability, lending programs, and diversity initiatives, reports the Washington Business Journal. During her Senate confirmation hearing, Loeffler emphasized addressing rising defaults in the 7(a) loan

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 31 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Friday, 31 January 2025

"Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them," Upshot, New York Times "A list of all those programs, identified by the Office of Management and Budget for examination to ensure they do not “advance Marxist equity, transgenderism and Green New Deal