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Prof. Nick Bednar '16 Quoted by Minnesota Public Radio About the Rehiring of Federal Employees

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Professor Nick Bednar '16 was quoted by Minnesota Public Radio about the Trump administration's efforts to rehire federal employees removed from their positions. “Part of the problem is that a…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by the Washington Post about OPM’s Five-Bullet-Point Email

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Michelle Singletary’s column for the Washington Post. “To the extent that Musk has signaled that employees who do not respond will be considered to have…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Semafor About the Legality of the Deferred Resignation Program

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Semafor about the legality of the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program. He said, “This program as currently conceived likely violates a number of…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Interviewed by Minnesota Public Radio about Official of Personnel Management Email

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was interviewed by Nina Moini on Minnesota Public Radio about the impact of a recent email sent by the Office of Personnel Management ordering federal employees to justify their…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Washington Post About Email Sent to Federal Workers

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about an email federal workers received this weekend instructing them to respond with five things they accomplished last week. Elon Musk…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by NPR about the Firing and Rehiring of Civil Servants

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted about the Trump Administration’s decision to fire and immediately rehire a number of probationary employees. “The way we've traditionally reduced the size of the federal…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by CNN about the Department of Government Efficiency’s Access to Data

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by CNN about the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) access to data of Americans. “The federal government has more data on American citizens than almost any other…

Prof. Nick Bednar '16 Quoted by Reuters about Firing of Probationary Federal Employees

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Professor Nick Bednar '16 was quoted by Reuters about the firing and rehiring of probationary employees by the federal government. Professor Bednar, who has been tracking the government layoffs, said…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Newsweek About Misleading DOGE Cost-Savings List

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Newsweek about the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which is not an official government agency, and its claims of cost-reduction measures so far…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Interviewed by Angela Davis on Minnesota Public Radio

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 talked with Angela Davis of Minnesota Public Radio along with Professor Larry Jacobs of the Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs on Monday, Feb. 17, about presidential power…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Washington Post about the Guardrails that Protect Government

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about the guardrails that protect American institutions.“We’re at a point where things are so unprecedented that it’s not even close to what…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted By Bloomberg Law About Merit Systems Protection Board

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by Bloomberg Law about the potential for a lack of quorum by the Merit Systems Protection Board.