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Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Federal government operating status in DC: Open - Suggesting 2 Hour Delayed Arrival - With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework. Given critical work being done across the federal government, please consult with your agency for final guidance. "Trump Orders Plans for ‘Large Scale’ Work Force Cuts and

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

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

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Wednesday, 29 January 2025

"Booz Allen, Lockheed and other defense contractors scrap DEI programs following Trump executive order," Washington Business Journal "Reston-based Peraton said Tuesday its chief DEI officer since 2021, Laila Salguero, has left the company ... and a link to Peraton’s DEI page now directs users to a general

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 27 January 2025

Horizon Cutting-room Links: Monday, 27 January 2025

"Host Hotels exploring sale of billion-dollar portfolio," Washington Business Journal "The publicly traded Bethesda-based company (NASDAQ: HST) has hired an adviser to market the portfolio of hotels, which includes the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco, the W Seattle and the Coronado Island Marriott in California, per Bloomberg.