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Employees swarm to second ‘deferred resignation’ offer, though some are receiving unexpected responses
At USDA, 16,000 employees have signed up for the “DRP.”
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Treasury eliminates offices and outsources work, with more layoffs coming
Initial cuts were focused on employees who provide U.S. Treasury bond-related retail services to investors.
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Interior Department to consolidate functions across the country, leading to widespread layoffs
Changes are expected to be implemented in the coming weeks.
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Agencies can once again fire all probationary employees following new court ruling
An appeals court on Wednesday reached a similar conclusion as the Supreme Court a day prior.
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SCOTUS: Trump can temporarily move forward with mass firing of some probationary employees
The Supreme Court's ruling applies to 16,000 recently reinstated feds, but some of those are still protected by another court decision.
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USDA to slash headquarters, other staff and relocate some to new 'hubs' around the country
Mass layoffs at the Agriculture Department coming within weeks, with Washington facing significant cuts but regional employees also seeing reductions.
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IRS sends RIF notices as it begins widespread layoffs
The full timeline and scope of the cuts is unclear, but the first office to face them saw its workforce slashed by 75%.
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Some agencies are notifying employees of their ‘Schedule F’ status
Agencies are submitting lists of employees who will lose civil service protections and some are taking a broad approach.
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Some USDA RIF plans take shape as department warns employees of major cuts
Some regional offices are expected to be cut as some headquarters offices will be "hollowed out."
Workforce
Judge further protects most fired probationary feds, though some may be newly vulnerable
A federal court has expanded the duration of the firing reversals but narrowed their geographical impact. A related case is sitting before the Supreme Court.
Workforce
Cancer researchers, opioid abuse analysts, infectious disease experts: Layoffs at HHS begin to take shape
Tears and added security greeted employees unexpectedly turned away from their offices Tuesday.
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Uncertainty grips HHS as employees await their fate and leadership is left in the dark: ‘It’s madness’
Employees are still waiting for more information after the department announced widespread layoffs.
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Court allows Trump to fire appeals board member, which could ‘trap in legal limbo’ feds fighting terminations and RIFs
Appeals court has paused a lower court ruling blocking the firing one-third of MSPB's central board, creating a crisis for the agency.
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Thousands of feds reminded they ‘have no reasonable expectation of privacy’ at work and may be monitored
The message greeted employees as they logged into their government devices and systems this week.
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'This is the law, allocate the funding': Trump's funding freeze faces bipartisan and renewed court opposition
Top appropriators in the Senate are accusing Trump of unlawfully withholding $3 billion from the just-signed FY25 spending bill.
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HHS to lay off 10,000 employees and cut overall workforce by 20,000
Some components will be hit harder than others as the department says it is still eyeing ways to further "streamline its operations and agencies."
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Another agency nearly eliminates staff as Trump continues down warpath against small federal offices
Small, independent agencies are making good on Trump’s order to slash their functions and workforces.
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After DeJoy's departure, postal unions vow to fight any effort to upend USPS
The union officials are optimistic the postal board will choose a leader who believes in a public Postal Service.
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VA blocks its benefits employees from speaking freely to the department’s lawyers
Attorneys at VA, who play a key role in helping veterans receive benefits, are the latest in the Trump administration to face potential sidelining.
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Housing agencies begin closing offices, escorting employees out
HUD and FHFA are shutting down some functions, with more cuts expected soon and power consolidation already underway.
