The Supreme Court says Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook can remain in her job for now, a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation’s central bank. At the same time, the justices Monday dramatically expanded presidential power, upholding the Republican president's firings of the heads of other independent federal agencies. Trump says it's a “Historic and Unprecedented Ruling.” But the court rejected a Trump plea to immediately remove Cook from the Fed based on allegations she committed mortgage fraud, which she denies. Cook says the case was about her refusal to bow to political pressure in setting interest rates. Cook was nominated by then-President Joe Biden, a Democrat.
One safeguard is still missing as a general statutory rule: program-specific verified proof before public money moves or federal exposure attaches.
As progress streamlining the FAR continues, there are related opportunities for revolutionary procurement reform.
For the ROTOR or ALERT Acts to drive meaningful change, the FAA and its federal partners must first build the coordination infrastructure to support them.
SBA’s fiscal 2025 small business scorecard showed 16 agencies received “A” grades for achieving at least 100% of their contracting goal.
The decision is expected to cut costs and reduce the agency’s real estate portfolio, but it’s not yet clear how the moves will impact NARA employees.
Trump’s new post-quantum cryptography executive order sets hard deadlines for agencies, but key questions remain about funding and implementation.
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