How the Hatch Act changes after Election Day "This is especially ... and noted that Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks approved a memo this year outlining political engagement processes ...

Her memo included a laundry list of other more ... “One of Congress’s goals in passing the Hatch Act was to ensure that government programs are administered in a nonpartisan manner,” said ...

Kerner went on to explain that the Hatch Act “prohibits federal employees from using their official authority or influence to affect the outcome of an election.” “In delivering his speech ...

Editors' Blog / Analysis & Opinion News Live Blog Morning Memo Cafe / outside voices ... confirmed in a letter Wednesday that the Hatch Act “does not prohibit” President Donald Trump from ...