An agency-by-agency look at Trump's plan to overhaul government

Donald Trump speaks during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on Nov. 6, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Fla.  Joe Raedle/Getty Images

President-elect Trump’s victory promises to bring wholesale shakeups to government operations, as the former commander-in-chief re-enters office with far-ranging ideas to change agency missions. 

Trump has vowed to relocate agency headquarters, end the merit-based civil service for some segments of the federal workforce, require government employees to take constitutional exams and other changes to executive branch management. Some of his more signature policy ideas, however, will also require sweeping changes to how agencies operate. 

Trump has vowed to sidestep any efforts to block his agenda, in part by fighting in court or Congress to revoke the 1974 Impoundment Control Act. That law prohibits the executive branch from withholding Congressionally appropriated funds for policy reasons. The president-elect has not yet said whether he ...