From Nevada Appeal Carson City resident and Navy reservist Chelsea Milburn found her dream job last fall with the U.S. Department of Education as a public affairs specialist. She would write and edit in a team mostly consisting of other veterans serving the public in communications work. But it came to a swift end afterContinue reading “Carson vet with disorder among terminated federal employees”
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Fired Education Department workers speak out
From Politico Terminated employees of the Education Department are sorting through the aftermath of a Trump administration crackdown on federal workers that continues to reverberate across the country and the courts this week. Agency workers who spoke with Weekly Education after they were fired alongside thousands of government employees last week are expressing concern aboutContinue reading “Fired Education Department workers speak out”
AFGE Local 252 Members Speak on Trumpland with Alex Wagner Podcast
From Apple Podcasts The Trump administration continues to further its anti-woke agenda with executive orders targeting Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives, resulting in a memo placing federal employees with ties to DEIA training or roles on administrative leave. Listen as Alex Wagner interviews affected employees from the Department of Education and discusses theContinue reading “AFGE Local 252 Members Speak on Trumpland with Alex Wagner Podcast”
Trump Starts Mass Firings Across Federal Agencies: What to Know
From Newsweek Mass firings have begun across multiple federal agencies, according to reports. Newsweek has emailed the Department of Education, the Small Business Administration, the U.S. General Services Administration, and the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for comment. These would be the first layoffs carried out by the Trump administration as part of its planContinue reading “Trump Starts Mass Firings Across Federal Agencies: What to Know”
Education Department moves to fire civil servants
From Politico The Education Department terminated a swath of its civil service workforce on Wednesday, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. The precise number of affected employees was not immediately clear. Firing notices were distributed to workers in the department’s offices for civil rights, federal student aid and communications, as well as itsContinue reading “Education Department moves to fire civil servants”
Federal employee layoffs begin at Education Department as DOGE tries to shrink government
From CBS News The Education Department made department-wide cuts on Wednesday, including in its civil rights office, according to multiple sources familiar with the move, a day after President Trump said he’d like to see the department eliminated. The terminations were primarily sent to newer probationary employees hired within the last year, sources said. LayoffContinue reading “Federal employee layoffs begin at Education Department as DOGE tries to shrink government”
Musk team kicks off federal layoffs as White House eyes big cuts
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”
Thousands fired in US government as Trump, Musk purge federal workers
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”
Federal workers say firing process is a sloppy mess
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”
Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing Out Federal Employees
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”
