The VA, so far this fiscal year, has sharply rolled back its use of recruitment, retention and relocation (3R) incentives.

In a recent survey, 83% of supporters of the Trump administration’s cuts agreed that a non-political federal workforce was critical to the country’s wellbeing.

The challenge is when we issue broad problem statements, what we tend to get is solutions that don't neatly fit into the existing requirements," Gibbs said.

More than 100,000 soldiers and airmen in the National Guard are part of the BYOD program, which has been in effect for two years now.

"Kelly Loeffler announced a few weeks ago that there's going to be a full-scale audit of the 8(a) Business Development ...

"I think the regulations cite that the reduction-in-force plans need to be clear and specific because employees can challenge those," said Michael Fallings.

"We need to be more direct, more specific about what government leaders can do," said James-Christian Blockwood.

FraudNet referred more than 2,100 allegations to federal agencies or other entities for further investigation, roughly the same number of referrals as in 2023.

Moderator: Luke McCormack, Host of the Federal Executive Forum Panelists also will share lessons learned, challenges and solutions, and a vision for the future.