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Jacob: Trump cuts to the Department of Education are "slash and burn"

Mar 12, 2025 Click on Detroit
“There’s really very little thought going into what to cut, when to cut, and how much to cut. It’s kind of slash and burn,” said the Ford School's Brian Jacob on the major funding and employment cuts happening across the Department of Education and...
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In the Media

Why DOGE may advocate for a government shutdown - Moynihan

Mar 11, 2025 Wired
“A shutdown is aligned with the goals of DOGE,” said Don Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the Ford School speaking with Wired. The network turned to Moynihan for insights regarding the federal employee firings taking place through DOGE's...
Don Moynihan
In the Media

Moynihan argues Trump's mass federal layoffs are an assertion of power

Feb 27, 2025 Associated Press
"There’s a fundamental realignment of power here," said Don Moynihan, a public policy professor at the Ford School, commenting on the mass federal firings carried out by the Trump administration. “This administration is saying we have much more...
Don Moynihan
News

The reality of DOGE's mediocre savings - Stevenson

Feb 25, 2025
The Ford School's Betsey Stevenson recently spoke with Bloomberg, highlighting the false assertions of government saving increases made by DOGE. DOGE claims it has saved the government around $55 billion in spending through a wave of federal firings...
Betsey Stevenson
In the Media

Moynihan claims Trump's efforts to dismantle civil service are illegal

Feb 14, 2025 The Washington Post
The Washington Post reviewed the Trump administration's recent acts to cut civil servant employees and terminate federal agency operations. Donald Moynihan, a professor at the Ford School, said “such a power would be too great in the hands of any...
Don Moynihan
In the Media

Moynihan on Trump challenge when firing federal employees

Feb 13, 2025 The New York Times
As President Trump sweeps the civil service workforce across federal agencies, there are some roadblocks he's set to encounter. Some laws existing to protect federal employees challenge the efforts of the administration. “Many of these systems have...
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In the Media

How federal employee cuts are impacting national security - Ali

Feb 5, 2025 The Cipher Brief
Speaking with The Cipher Brief, the Ford School's Javed Ali stated national security agencies are witnessing and "unprecedented moment" due to federal job cuts in civil service. Ali noted, "I can't remember a time when the bureau was under this much...
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In the Media

Moynihan warns of a "constitutional crisis" with DOGE takeover

Feb 5, 2025 NextGov
“If this isn't a constitutional crisis, I'm not sure what is,” said Donald Moynihan, public policy professor at the University of Michigan. This comment follows recent actions taken by the new DOGE leader, Elon Musk, of infiltrating various...
Don Moynihan
In the Media

Moynihan on changes to civil service protections

Jan 27, 2025 HuffPost
Don Moynihan, Ford School professor, described how the current administration is changing rules on Schedule F employees, "officials who played PR or advocacy roles at the request of the prior administration," who are now subject to possible "adverse...
Don Moynihan
In the Media

Moynihan: Schedule F reinterpretation unlikely

Nov 29, 2024 The Washington Post
Donald Moynihan, a professor of public policy at the University of Michigan who has studied Schedule F, said Trump’s move may go beyond the scope of the law governing the civil service and rests on a novel reading of its powers.“I don’t believe the...
Don Moynihan
State & Hill

Nicole Fernandes: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
NOAA provides authoritative data, tools, products, and services to build a more weather-ready and climate-ready nation. My job is to understand the policy, political, environmental, and social landscape across the U.S. and try to take a holistic...
Nicole Fernandes and her two kids
State & Hill

David de Voursney: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
David de Voursney implements the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Program (CCBHC) to increase the accessibility of comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder services across the United States. Since 2017, he’s worked with...
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State & Hill

Julie Schneider: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
Within the last 5 years, $1 billion has been invested in affordable housing in the City of Detroit to create and preserve 12,000 housing units. Julie Schneider facilitated the planning process and is now overseeing its...
Julie Schneider
State & Hill

Melvin Gaines: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
As a teenager, I couldn’t help but notice the challenges my community faced— poverty, lower educational attainment, high crime and violence, and environmental injustices. It made me wonder: why is my community the way it is? And why is it...
Melvin Gaines and two kids at the park
State & Hill

Justin Marsico: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
Justin Marsico and his team created “Your Guide to America’s Finances,” an easy-to-understand explainer on the federal government’s revenue, spending, deficit, and debt. He also oversees USAspending.gov, a website that includes information about...
Justin Marsico and colleagues
State & Hill

John English: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
John English on COVID funding: Especially during the CARES Act rollout, there was an urgency to distribute funding very quickly. I was part of the effort to understand the complex formula for allocation, and to collaborate with ED attorneys, budget...
John English and his family at the beach
State & Hill

Holly Donnelly: Public servants advancing the public good

Apr 24, 2024
Holly Donnelly on harnessing the power of big data: I often joke about my work being taxing but that it keeps my interest (haha!). Specifically, I think about how we can harness the power of big data to collect taxes more efficiently....
Donnelly on the beach