https://freerepublic.com/tag/federalgovernement/ en-us Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:28:50 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3534299/posts President Trump will issue a new memorandum on Monday that requires every executive agency to conduct an internal review of how their funding is being abused and what changes they can pursue to operate more efficiently. . . . Some federal officials have said they fear the president's budget will lead to massive layoffs at the State Department and Environmental Protection Agency, among other departments. The Washington Examiner https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3534299/posts#comment Mon, 13 Mar 2017 17:28:50 GMT https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3043041/posts For decades, a so-called anti-propaganda law prevented the U.S. government's mammoth broadcasting arm from delivering programming to American audiences. But on July 2, that came silently to an end with the implementation of a new reform passed in January. The result: an unleashing of thousands of hours per week of government-funded radio and TV programs for domestic U.S. consumption in a reform initially criticized as a green light for U.S. domestic propaganda efforts. So what just happened? Until this month, a vast ocean of U.S. programming produced by the Broadcasting Board of Governors such as Voice of America, Radio Free... Foreign Policy https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/3043041/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:53:18 GMT