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From the Washington Post Billionaire Elon Musk’s team has initiated sweeping layoffs of federal employees, as the Trump administration races to shrink the government’s civilian workforce. An official with the Office of Personnel Management, which is now run by Musk allies, emailed staff Wednesday morning stating that widespread layoffs — known as “reductions in force”Continue reading “Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes big cuts”

From Reuters The U.S. government began firing thousands of people at multiple agencies on Thursday as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk accelerate their purge of America’s federal bureaucracy, union sources and employees familiar with the moves told Reuters. The Department of Veterans Affairs, which provides health care for veterans, said it had let goContinue reading “Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers”

From Axios The White House’s latest moves to purge the civil service came late Tuesday via an executive order and an email blast to workers letting them know they were fired. Why it matters: Legal experts say the moves are likely unlawful, workers complain they were sloppily handled, and the whole process runs the riskContinue reading “Federal workers say firing process is a sloppy mess”

From the New York Times The one-sentence email from the White House arrived in Cathy Harris’s inbox at 10:49 p.m. Monday, startling her when she woke up and read it early the next morning. “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position on the Merit Systems ProtectionContinue reading “Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing Out Federal Employees”

From CNN Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies, with terminations of probationary employees underway at the Department of Education and the Small Business Administration, federal employees and union sources told CNN Wednesday. The firings mark the first from the Trump administration as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency aimContinue reading “Scores of firings have begun at federal agencies”

From the New York Times A federal judge said the Trump administration’s deferred resignation program for federal workers could move forward, allowing the White House to advance a critical part of its plan to reduce the federal work force through mass payouts. Earlier this week, the federal government said at least 75,000 workers applied forContinue reading “Federal Resignation Program Moves Ahead After Judge Signs Off”

From Bloomberg Law President Donald Trump‘s voluntary resignation offer to federal workers leaves them with few legal options if they decide to take the deal and later try to sue. Employees have until 11:59 p.m. today to decide whether to take an offer to go on administrative leave and continue collecting a paycheck through Sept.Continue reading “Federal Workers Who Take Trump’s Exit Deal Face Legal Dilemma”

From the Wall Street Journal The Office of Personnel Management sent an email Sunday clarifying terms of its previous offer for some two million government employees to resign and continue to get a paycheck through September. The email acknowledged that the government hasn’t appropriated the funds for the offer, since the current funding bill forContinue reading “More Press: Regarding the Deferred Resignation”

From the Washington Post President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at eventually closing the Education Department and, in the short term, dismantling it from within, according to three people briefed on its contents. The draft order acknowledges that only Congress can shut down the department and instead directs the agency to beginContinue reading “Trump preps order to dismantle Education Department as DOGE probes data”