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Leaving X can be a tricky decision for brands
Many companies have left X but it's not always a simple decision.BBC News - Jan. 30 -
Examining the legality of Trump's buyout offer to federal workers
President Trump is offering around two million federal workers to resign and be paid through September. Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against the buyouts, claiming they aren't legal. ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
5 questions about Trump’s federal employee buyout offers
The Trump administration is offering what amounts to buyouts for federal workers who don’t want to return to the office as part of the president’s breakneck efforts to reshape the government in his ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Trump to federal workers: Return to office 'or be terminated'
President Trump on Wednesday warned that federal workers will have to show up to the office “or be terminated,” framing his administration’s so-called buyout offers to 2 million employees as an ...The Hill - Jan. 29 -
Trump’s Federal Buyout Memo Has Echoes of Musk’s 2022 Twitter Purge
A new memo offering “deferred resignation” to all federal employees seems to be taking its strategy from Musk’s chaotic Twitter takeover.Inc. - Jan. 29 -
Trump offers incentives to US federal workers to quit jobs
The offer is part of the president's plan to shrink and reform the US government.BBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers
The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide "deferred resignation" program.CNBC - Jan. 29 -
What to know about Trump administration offering federal workers "deferred resignation"
An email sent Tuesday gives the country's approximately 2 million civilian federal workers until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in the "deferred resignation program," which is meant to end ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Fed expected to leave interest rates unchanged in first rate decision of 2nd Trump presidency
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday will make its first interest rate decision of the second Trump administration with economists predicting rates will remain unchanged. CBS News business analyst Jill ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Federal Reserve to make first interest rate decision under Trump administration
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will make its first interest rate decision since President Trump took office. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss what to ...CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Trump offering "deferred resignation" to government workers unwilling to return to office
Millions of federal workers are weighing an offer from the Trump administration to participate in a "deferred resignation program." CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has the latest.CBS News - Jan. 29 -
Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.The New York Times - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
The Trump administration offered federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offering "deferred resignation" to all federal workers
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials said.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump offers to buy out federal workers who do not return to office
Move marks latest effort by new president to downsize US governmentFinancial Times - Jan. 29 -
Live updates: Trump admin to offer federal employees buyout
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. The "brief administrative stay" came shortly ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration to offer buyouts to all federal workers ahead of return to office
The Trump administration is offering all 2 million federal employees what amounts to a buyout if they do not intend to return to work in person later this year, sources confirmed to The Hill. Four ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump's anti-DEI executive orders target employee resource groups, federal workers say
Federal agency workers say that professional groups meant to support employees, many of whom are from marginalized backgrounds, are under threat from President Donald Trump’s DEI executive order.NBC News - Jan. 27 -
Rep. Suhas Subramanyam on Trump's order to end federal DEI programs and put staff on leave
It's been nearly one week since President Trump signed an executive order calling for the end of federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs and placing DEI-supporting employees on paid leave. ...CBS News - Jan. 27 -
Trump administration testing system to message all federal workers
Sources said the White House has discussed testing a message system where President Donald Trump could message the federal government's 2 million civilian employees.ABC News - Jan. 25 -
The Memo: Trump's risky gambit to strip security from Fauci, Bolton and Pompeo
President Trump has sparked fresh controversy in his first week back in office with his decision to remove security details from several prominent people with whom he has fallen out. Dr. Anthony ...The Hill - Jan. 25 -
Trump administration gives green light to start firing federal workers in DEI roles
The Trump administration is stepping up its timeline for terminating federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles.NBC News - Jan. 25 -
Trump’s Rapid Changes in U.S. Government Stuns, Stirs Anxiety Among Federal Workers
The flurry of executive actions has upended nearly every aspect of working for the federal government, and the security of public sector work has nearly vanished.Inc. - Jan. 24 -
Federal workers placed on leave by Trump's DEI order are angry and fearful of what lies ahead
Longtime federal workers say they have become pawns in a battle for political control, that their DEI work is misunderstood and that they are under surveillance.NBC News - Jan. 23 -
Trump Administration Escalates D.E.I. Crackdown in Latest Threat to Federal Workers
The warning came one day after the administration ordered that diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government be shut down by 5 p.m. Wednesday.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
All federal DEI employees placed on leave
All federal employees who hold roles in diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been placed on paid leave as President Trump, immediately after taking office this week, signed executive ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
US diversity staff put on leave as Trump orders end to federal DEI programs
President decrees end of DEI offices, roles and initiatives within 60 days and repeals civil rights-era equity policies. US politics live – latest updates . All US federal employees working in ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
For federal workers, Trump’s return-to-office order amounts to an unwelcome pay cut
The approaching return to full-time in-person work will cost remote and hybrid workers hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars per year.MarketWatch - Jan. 22 -
President Trump signs order to end diversity programs, put federal DEI staffers on paid leave
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management went to every department and agency, and gave them until 5 p.m. local time on Wednesday to notify all federal employees who work on DEI programs ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Trump orders all federal DEI employees be put on leave
President Trump is ordering all federal workers in diversity, equity and inclusion roles be placed on paid leave. It comes as the president faces backlash from both sides of the aisle for the ...NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump orders all federal DEI staff be put on leave
President Trump has ordered all federal offices to put their diversity, equity and inclusion employees on paid leave by 5 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Trump signed an executive order Monday claiming that ...CBS News - Jan. 22 -
Federal DEI employees to be placed on paid leave
The Trump administration has directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) employees be placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening. In a Tuesday memo, the U.S. Office of Personnel ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Trump orders all federal DEI employees placed on paid leave starting Wednesday
The Trump administration is ordering all federal employees in diversity, equity and inclusion roles placed on paid leave by Wednesday evening, according to a new memo from the Office of Personnel ...NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Trump sued over federal worker play
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump sued over order targeting federal workers An executive order from President ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Four Key Things About Trump’s RTO Mandate for Federal Workers
The new president signed an executive order that could oblige as many as 1.1 million government workers to return to the office.Inc. - Jan. 21 -
Trump orders federal workers back to office 5 days a week
White House instructs all government departments and agencies in the executive branch to end remote work arrangements.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Will the new presidency affect WFH for federal workers?
Winds of change are blowing, and for federal workers these could bring an end to the widespread remote work policies adopted and enhanced during the pandemic. Recommendations from the new ...The Hill - Jan. 10