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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”

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From CNN Dozens of employees at the Education Department were placed on paid administrative leave Friday as part of the Trump administration’s larger effort to rid the federal workforce of employees associated with diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts, two sources familiar with the move told CNN. The department sent letters to employees informing themContinue reading “Education Department employees placed on paid leave as part of Trump administration’s DEI purge”

From USA Today Dozens of U.S. Department of Education officials were suddenly put on paid administrative leave Friday night, their union said, because of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal government. The employees worked in multiple offices across the agency and included civil rights attorneys, public relationsContinue reading “Education Department places dozens of officials on leave over Trump’s DEI order, union says”

From Politico Some federal employees at the Education Department have been placed on administrative leave for previously attending a diversity training. Several employees began receiving leave notices late Friday and reported them to their local union president at the American Federation of Government Employees, confirmed Brittany Holder, deputy communications director at AFGE, which represents federalContinue reading “Education Department employees placed on leave for attending diversity training”