Appropriations bills for 2026 mark the next opportunity for legislative changes that could affect the federal workforce

The federal workforce provisions were all struck from the final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The 2026 appropriation cycle marks the next window for the Trump Administration to institutionalize the agency reorganization efforts begun by DOGE. Here with insights as to what might happen next is the staff vice president of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, John Hatton.

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