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April 29, 2026

Fletcher Calcagno

Newsletter Executive BranchGovernanceGovernment CapacityRussell Vought

Vought-Force Trauma: the War on the Federal Civil Service

On April 1st, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) updated the Federal Workforce Data (FWD) page to include data up until February 2026. The new data gives us the most complete picture yet as to how the Trump administration, led by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought, has torn asunder the capacity of the federal government.

April 20, 2026 | Watchdog Weekly

KJ Boyle

Newsletter Congressional OversightConsumer ProtectionDefenseGovernment CapacityRussell Vought

Highlights from Vampire Vought’s Congressional Testimony

Last week, Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought appeared before the House and Senate Budget committees for the first time during his tenure. As we argued last week, both hearings were a rare opportunity for Congress to shine the light on a notoriously shadowy figure, especially given Vought’s persistent ducking and overall disdain for Congressional authority. It wasn’t exactly the spectacle we hoped for—Vought will likely remain an unknown name to the vast majority of Americans despite having a hand in nearly all of their hardship caused by this administration.

January 22, 2026

KJ Boyle

Tracker Department of TransportationElon MuskGovernment CapacityTrump 2.0

TRACKER: Aviation Disasters And Trump Administration Attacks On Air Safety

Since the start of the Trump administration, there have been no less than 175 aviation disasters, killing a total of 371 people. The American Airlines crash on January 29, 2025 at Reagan National Airport marked the first fatal commercial crash in the United States since 2009. This tracker will be continuously updated to reflect any further cuts to these federal agencies, as well as any aviation-related disasters.