#FederalPrograms

Citizen Portal News Nebraska

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1 week ago

Hayes & Associates gives Hall County an unmodified audit opinion; courthouse bond activity highlighted Hayes & Associates delivered an unmodified opinion on Hall County’s 2025 financial statements and compliance report, citing no material weaknesses. Auditors noted large restricted‑fund activity tied to the courthouse bond and project and discussed federal‑program testing thresholds.

Hall County's 2025 audit reveals an unmodified opinion with no material weaknesses, but significant restricted funds tied to a courthouse project could reshape future financial oversight.

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#HallCounty #NE #FederalPrograms #CitizenPortal #FinancialTransparency #HallCountyAudit

Traumatic Brain Injury News

@ems1639.bsky.social

2 months ago

#Federalprograms have made #thejourneyoflife with #braininjury a bit more manageable. But now, that support is under serious #threat. tinyurl.com/2sp7hkjx

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

3 months ago

#Trump also has been rolling back #FederalPrograms that help households make ends meet. His signature domestic policy law, passed in July, will reduce access to #Medicaid & #FoodStamps. Because of Trump’s opposition to an extension of #HealthInsurance subsidies, millions of Americans will soon […]

Citizen Portal News Oregon

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4 months ago

Portland schools say OMB delay may push back single audit timing Portland Public Schools auditors are completing financial testing but may need to rework single-audit procedures if the U.S. Office of Management and Budget releases updated compliance guidance late, potentially affecting state reporting deadlines and committee timing.

Portland Public Schools is facing potential delays in their financial audit due to late guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, which could impact vital state reporting deadlines.

Learn more here!

#OR #AuditCompliance #FinancialTransparency #FederalPrograms

Citizen Portal News Utah

@citizenptnewsut.bsky.social

5 months ago

Superintendent says U.S. Department of Education is ‘passing the baton’ to states; agency weighing EdFlex, grants and budget timing Superintendent Hart told the school board the U.S. Department of Education is shifting responsibility to states, and agency staff are exploring the EdFlex option, targeted federal grants and preparing LEAs for uncertain budget timing; the state received an SLDS grant and recent federal allocations (GANs) were distributed.

Superintendent Hart reveals a significant shift in educational responsibility from the federal government to states, opening the door for new grant opportunities and potential budget changes.

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#UT #CitizenPortal #BudgetUncertainty #GrantOpportunities #FederalPrograms

The Womxn Project

@thewomxnproject.bsky.social

5 months ago

30 days after a shutdown #federalprograms become unstable.

UnreadWhy

@unreadwhy.bsky.social

5 months ago

Trump’s Shutdown Strategy Sparks National Debate

#GovernmentShutdown #TrumpPolicy #FederalPrograms #PoliticalStrategy #CapitolHill #USPolitics

Roman & Associates

@romanassociates.bsky.social

5 months ago

Insurance fraud becomes a federal case when it involves: interstate commerce, ia federal program, or uses interstate communication like the U.S. mail or wires. #federalcrime #fraud #insurancefraud #investigations #mail #interstatecommerce #federalprograms

@glendalebryan.bsky.social

5 months ago

Distrust of government YouTube video by Mayor Bryan Kennedy, Ph.D.

#governmentinefficiency #distrustofgovernment #skepticism #federalprograms

youtu.be/SL_F46EXJh0?...

CarolTheCrone

@carolthecrone.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Democrats #Shutdown #GovernmentShutdown #Congress @durbin.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social #Budget #USPolitics #FederalWorkers #Jobs #Economy #FederalPrograms #RussellVought #Project2025 #OMB @schumer.senate.gov #WashingtonDC #USMilitary #Senate @democrats.senate.gov

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

4 fmr #DOJ lawyers told Reuters some attorneys in the #FederalPrograms Branch left over policy differences w/ #Trump, but many had served in the first Trump admin & viewed their role as defending the govt regardless of the party in power.

The 4 lawyers who left said they feared Trump admin […]

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

"They have to be willing to advocate on behalf of their clients & not fear the political fallout," said Mike Davis, head of #ArticleIIIProject, a pro-#Trump legal advocacy group, referring to the role of #DOJ lawyers in defending the admin's policies.

People who have worked in the section […]

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

In its broad overhaul of the #DOJ, the #Trump admin has fired or sidelined dozens of #lawyers who specialize in prosecuting #NationalSecurity & #corruption cases & publicly encouraged departures from the #CivilRights Division.

But the #FederalPrograms Branch, which defends challenges to White […]

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

Three of them said some career lawyers feared they would be pressured to misrepresent #facts or #legal issues in court, a violation of #ethics rules that could lead to professional #sanctions.

…Some turnover in the #FederalPrograms Branch is common between presidential administrations, but the […]

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

Reuters spoke to 4 former #lawyers in the unit & 3 other people familiar with the departures who said some staffers had grown demoralized & exhausted defending an onslaught of lawsuits against the #Trump admin.

"Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our […]

Nonilex

@nonilex.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy

8 months ago

69 of the roughly 110 lawyers in the #Federal Programs Branch have voluntarily left the unit since #Trump's election in November or have announced plans to leave, according to the list compiled by former #DOJ lawyers & reviewed by Reuters.

The tally has not been previously reported. Using court […]

Profit Trading USA

@profittradingusa.bsky.social

8 months ago

Two-thirds of the DOJ unit defending Trump policies in court have quit By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department unit charged with defending against legal challenges to signature Trump administration policies - such as restricting birthright citizenship and slashing funding to Harvard University - has lost nearly two-thirds of its staff, according to a list seen by Reuters. Sixty-nine of the roughly 110 lawyers in the Federal Programs Branch have voluntarily left the unit since President Donald Trump’s election in November or have announced plans to leave, according to the list compiled by former Justice Department lawyers and reviewed by Reuters. The tally has not been previously reported. Using court records and LinkedIn accounts, Reuters was able to verify the departure of all but four names on the list. Reuters spoke to four former lawyers in the unit and three other people familiar with the departures who said some staffers had grown demoralized and exhausted defending an onslaught of lawsuits against Trump’s administration. "Many of these people came to work at Federal Programs to defend aspects of our constitutional system," said one lawyer who left the unit during Trump’s second term. "How could they participate in the project of tearing it down?" Critics have accused the Trump administration of flouting the law in its aggressive use of executive power, including by retaliating against perceived enemies and dismantling agencies created by Congress. The Trump administration has broadly defended its actions as within the legal bounds of presidential power and has won several early victories at the Supreme Court. A White House spokesperson told Reuters that Trump’s actions were legal, and declined to comment on the departures. "Any sanctimonious career bureaucrat expressing faux outrage over the President’s policies while sitting idly by during the rank weaponization by the previous administration has no grounds to stand on," White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement. The seven lawyers who spoke with Reuters cited a punishing workload and the need to defend policies that some felt were not legally justifiable among the key reasons for the wave of departures. Three of them said some career lawyers feared they would be pressured to misrepresent facts or legal issues in court, a violation of ethics rules that could lead to professional sanctions. All spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal dynamics and avoid retaliation. A Justice Department spokesperson said lawyers in the unit are fighting an "unprecedented number of lawsuits" against Trump’s agenda. "The Department has defeated many of these lawsuits all the way up to the Supreme Court and will continue to defend the President’s agenda to keep Americans safe," the spokesperson said. The Justice Department did not comment on the departures of career lawyers or morale in the section. Some turnover in the Federal Programs Branch is common between presidential administrations, but the seven sources described the number of people quitting as highly unusual. Reuters was unable to find comparative figures for previous administrations. However, two former attorneys in the unit and two others familiar with its work said the scale of departures is far greater than during Trump’s first term and Joe Biden’s administration. HEADING FOR THE EXIT The exits include at least 10 of the section’s 23 supervisors, experienced litigators who in many cases served across presidential administrations, according to two of the lawyers. A spokesperson said the Justice Department is hiring to keep pace with staffing levels during the Biden Administration. They did not provide further details. In its broad overhaul of the Justice Department, the Trump administration has fired or sidelined dozens of lawyers who specialize in prosecuting national security and corruption cases and publicly encouraged departures from the Civil Rights Division. But the Federal Programs Branch, which defends challenges to White House and federal agency policies in federal trial courts, remains critical to its agenda. The unit is fighting to sustain actions of the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency formerly overseen by Elon Musk; Trump’s order restricting birthright citizenship and his attempt to freeze $2.5 billion in funding to Harvard University. "We’ve never had an administration pushing the legal envelope so quickly, so aggressively and across such a broad range of government policies and programs," said Peter Keisler, who led the Justice Department’s Civil Division under Republican President George W. Bush. "The demands are intensifying at the same time that the ranks of lawyers there to defend these cases are dramatically thinning." The departures have left the Justice Department scrambling to fill vacancies. More than a dozen lawyers have been temporarily reassigned to the section from other parts of the DOJ and it has been exempted from the federal government hiring freeze, according to two former lawyers in the unit. A Justice Department spokesperson did not comment on the personnel moves. Justice Department leadership has also brought in about 15 political appointees to help defend civil cases, an unusually high number. The new attorneys, many of whom have a record defending conservative causes, have been more comfortable pressing legal boundaries, according to two former lawyers in the unit. "They have to be willing to advocate on behalf of their clients and not fear the political fallout," said Mike Davis, the head of the Article III Project, a pro-Trump legal advocacy group, referring to the role of DOJ lawyers in defending the administration’s policies. People who have worked in the section expect the Federal Programs Branch to play an important role in the Trump administration’s attempts to capitalize on a Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of judges to block its policies nationwide. Its lawyers are expected to seek to narrow prior court rulings and also defend against an anticipated rise in class action lawsuits challenging government policies. Lawyers in the unit are opposing two attempts by advocacy organizations to establish a nationwide class of people to challenge Trump’s order on birthright citizenship. A judge granted one request on Thursday. FACING PRESSURE Four former Justice Department lawyers told Reuters some attorneys in the Federal Programs Branch left over policy differences with Trump, but many had served in the first Trump administration and viewed their role as defending the government regardless of the party in power. The four lawyers who left said they feared Trump administration policies to dismantle certain federal agencies and claw back funding appeared to violate the U.S. Constitution or were enacted without following processes that were more defensible in court. Government lawyers often walked into court with little information from the White House and federal agencies about the actions they were defending, the four lawyers said. The White House and DOJ did not comment when asked about communications on cases. Attorney General Pam Bondi in February threatened disciplinary action against government lawyers who did not vigorously advocate for Trump’s agenda. The memo to Justice Department employees warned career lawyers they could not "substitute personal political views or judgments for those that prevailed in the election." Four of the lawyers Reuters spoke with said there was a widespread concern that attorneys would be forced to make arguments that could violate attorney ethics rules, or refuse assignments and risk being fired. Those fears grew when Justice Department leadership fired a former supervisor in the Office of Immigration Litigation, a separate Civil Division unit, accusing him of failing to forcefully defend the administration’s position in the case of Kilmar Abrego, the man wrongly deported to El Salvador. The supervisor, Erez Reuveni, filed a whistleblower complaint, made public last month, alleging he faced pressure from administration officials to make unsupported legal arguments and adopt strained interpretations of rulings in three immigration cases. Justice Department officials have publicly disputed the claims, casting him as disgruntled. A senior official, Emil Bove, told a Senate panel that he never advised defying courts. Career lawyers were also uncomfortable defending Trump’s executive orders targeting law firms, according to two former Justice Department lawyers and a third person familiar with the matter. A longtime ally of Bondi who defended all four law firm cases argued they were a lawful exercise of presidential power. Judges ultimately struck down all four orders as violating the Constitution. The Trump administration has indicated it will appeal at least one case. Don't miss out on the next big opportunity! 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Vocument

@vocument.bsky.social

8 months ago

4/5
Raising the debt ceiling by $5 trillion raises concerns about inflation and spending cuts.
Federal programs like Medicaid and SNAP face potential funding reductions.

#NationalDebt #Economics #FederalPrograms

AI News Brew

@ainewsbrew.bsky.social

8 months ago

U.S. Senate Struggles to Pass Trump's Big Bill Amid Internal and External Opposition | AI News Brew WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate is engaged in a tense overnight session stretching into Tuesday, as Republican leaders scramble to secure support for President Donald Trump's sweeping bill of tax breaks

U.S. Senate Struggles to Pass Trump's Big Bill Amid Internal and External Opposition
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#USSenate #TrumpBill #Politics #Legislation #Medicaid #FederalPrograms #Deficit #Republicans #Democrats

HunAria

@hunaria.bsky.social

10 months ago

#SNAP #SupplementalNutritionAssistanceProgram #WhatIsSNAP #HungryChildren #HungryKids #HungryHumans #HungryHuman #Poverty #Food #HungryKid #HungryChild #Starvation #Starving #FederalPrograms #FederalProgram #Hungry #FeedAmerica #ChristianValues #StarvingKids #StarvingChildren #StarvingAmerica #News

Fullervision

@fullerfuture.bsky.social

10 months ago

Here is an opportunity to tell your story if your funding has been cut from your federal program or if you have lost your federal job. #federalprograms #tellyourstory #cuts #federalcuts #resist #worsthundreddaze

@xstreamfm.bsky.social

10 months ago

White House will unveil Trump's 2026 budget, his first since returning to power The White House is planning on Friday to unveil President Donald Trump's 2026 budget, a sweeping framework that is expected to propose steep reductions, if not a wholesale zeroing out, of various federal programs as part of his administration's priorities.

WHNT 19Alabama News Beacon #Trump2026Budget #WhiteHouse #FederalPrograms

Drew Sternitzky

@mrhughshistory.bsky.social

1 year ago

Mr. Hugh’s History: New Strip!
March 14th

Mr. Hugh strengthens mind and body working on the behalf of nature.

#history #altcomics #webcomics #conservation #ushistory #federalprograms #comicstrips

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

1 year ago

Even more reasons for very modest optimism Ten more.

Even more reasons for very modest optimism, by @RBReich open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
#Trump #DonaldTrump #DonTheCon #ElonMusk #oligarchy #Putin #civilliberties #Constitution #Economy #TrumpTariffs #Chine #RedStates #TrumpVoters #HarleyDavidson #Canada #FoxNews #FederalPrograms

Citizen Portal News US

@citizenptnewsus.bsky.social

1 year ago

GAO highlights high risk areas including Medicaid and Pentagon audit challenges GAO identifies Medicaid and Pentagon as high risk for improper payments and audit failures.

A recent congressional meeting revealed that improper payments could cost taxpayers billions, with Medicaid alone facing a staggering $50.3 billion in losses.

Learn more here

#US #FinancialTransparency #GovernmentAccountability #FederalPrograms #FraudPrevention #CitizenPortal

Pissed Off Mama

@dodobird24.bsky.social

1 year ago

UPDATE ON SSA STAFF LAYOFFS
#doge #fucktrump #fuckmusk #fuckdoge #maga #socialsecurityadministration #ssa #federalprograms #federallayoffs

Pianozzino

@pianozzino.bsky.social

1 year ago

Farmers’ woes under Trump Administration

41% is kind of a lot, no? #farmers #usaid #trump #federalprograms #fafo #ididthat

Pianozzino

@pianozzino.bsky.social

1 year ago

#farmers #ranchers #usaid #belleoftheranch #beauofthefifthcolumn #groceryprices #agriculture #trump #elonmusk #badnews #federalfunding #fundingcuts #federalprograms

Neptune InIowa

@neptune78.bsky.social

1 year ago

Jeffries vows to use government shutdown fight to combat Trump orders House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Monday that Democrats will use the coming battle over government funding as a vehicle to block President Trump’s early efforts to gut federal pro…

Jeffries vows to use government shutdown fight to combat Trump orders thehill.com/homenews/hou...
#HakeemJeffries #Hakeem #Democrats #GovernmentFunding #Trump #ConvictedFelonTrump #FederalPrograms #GOVshutdown #HouseDemocrats #Congress #filibuster #TreasuryDepartment #ElonMusk

violintides

@violintides.bsky.social

1 year ago

The biggest #lie #adults tell #kids / #children is "when you're #older, you'll be a #Republican, too." No, I WANT #MyTaxes going to roads, bridges, schools, everyone's #healthcare, and #FederalPrograms for #people who need it.