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The General Services Administration has new leadership in place on this the first full day of the second Trump administration. The new officials say they want to recommit GSA to its founding purpose, ensuring governmentwide efficiency and maximizing value for American taxpayers. Federal News Network's executive editor Jason Miller joins me now with what he's learned.

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That Department of Government Efficiency, the DOGE faced a slew of legal battles. Just minutes into the Trump administration, the largest federal employee union and several nonprofits asked to join Trump's external government efficiency commission. So far, they got no response. The groups say DOGE isn't meeting transparency and ethics requirements for federal advisory boards Federal News Network's Jory Heckman has the latest.

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If you think the tax code is complicated, try checking out campaign finance laws. They're administered by the Federal Election Commission. Late last year, the FEC submitted a long list of legislative proposals for the 119th Congress to take up. Here with a summary, the commission chair, Ellen Weintraub.

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The General Services Administration says the federal government owns more office space than it needs, and it's on a mission to downsize its national portfolio. The plan takes inventories of federal buildings in need of upgrades and which properties it ought to sell. Decisions often come down to vacancy rates or the cost to fix up a building for more federal news networks. Jory Heckman spoke with the outgoing commissioner of GSA Public Building Service, Elliot Doomes.

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In the final days of his administration, President Joe Biden has signed a new cybersecurity executive order. If it sticks around, the directive, would set new requirements for federal agencies and contractors. Federal News Network's Justin Doubleday joins me with a look.

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Every administration tries to align federal agency budgets with its policy goals. That's not easy in a government with two million employees and countless departments, agencies, bureaus and offices. My next guest has been working this very challenge for the last four years. Until Monday, at least, she's the deputy director for budget at the Office of Management and Budget. Nani Coloretti joins me in studio.

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• How the Biden administration tried to align budgets with policies

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On Capitol Hill, tensions continue to rise over the use of federal telework. Lawmakers on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee raised questions just yesterday about how telework impacts productivity, customer service, Workforce Recruitment and many more things. This all comes just days ahead of President Elect Donald Trump's inauguration and a likely shift towards returning to the office. Here with the latest, Federal News Network's Drew Friedman.

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The Defense Department struggles to test buy and field emerging technology quickly, nothing new there. New would be contractors often find defense procurement complex and opaque. Well, now members of the Defense Innovation Board say the Pentagon needs to expand the Defense Innovation Unit if it's to solve these problems. We get the latest from Federal News Network's Anastasia Obis

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