:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/UPHRO4UZAFCNPKALB4EPERTYHQ.jpg)
Latest ""
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/archetype/5CJQQCYMMRGV3ETUIT6JNWTOFA.jpg)
Official says USDA departures ‘wonderful’ way to drain the swamp
Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney said that the departures resulting from a planned USDA research agency relocation gets rid of employees when they can't be fired.
By Jessie Bur
Mulvaney says consumer watchdog is still doing its job
Mick Mulvaney faced criticism from House Democrats and praise from Republicans for his performance as the first Republican to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau since it was created under the Obama administration.
Payday lenders, watchdog agency exhibit cozier relationship
Under Mick Mulvaney, Trump’s budget director and acting director of the CFPB, the bureau has taken a decidedly friendlier approach to the financial industry including cutting down on enforcement and dropping investigations or lawsuits against payday lenders and other companies.
How agencies can request funds to replace legacy IT systems
Though the fund established by the Modernizing Government Technology Act is currently empty, the White House is encouraging agencies to begin submitting project proposals that could use the money.
By Jessie Bur
Trump says he's eyeing Veterans Day for military parade
President Donald Trump is eyeing Veterans Day for a military parade but says he’ll scrap the idea if it can’t be done at a “reasonable cost.”
White House budget chief: Military was more important than deficit cutting
White House budget Director Mick Mulvaney defended President Trump’s abandonment of his campaign pledge to erase the national debt as necessary to secure military funding.
By Joe Gould
District court rules against preliminary injunction in CFPB leadership battle
In another win for the Trump administration, the District Court for the District of Colombia ruled this week to deny Consumer Financial Protection Bureau deputy director Leandra English’s preliminary injunction against Trump’s pick for acting director of the agency, Office of Management and Budget director Mick Mulvaney.
By Jessie Bur
Senator calls out potential ‘burrowing’ in OPM official’s employment conversion
Just before Trump's inauguration, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Deputy Director Leandra English was converted from a senior political appointment to a permanent career civil service position, an act which Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., says was hastily and possibly wrongfully done.
By Jessie Bur
Judge sides with Trump’s pick to take over consumer agency
Judge Timothy Kelly declined to stop President Trump from putting Mick Mulvaney in place as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Tale of 2 directors: Who's in charge of US consumer watchdog agency?
With emails, tweets and doughnuts, dueling acting directors battled for control of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday.
By Ken Sweet