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VA cutting 1,000 employees
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has dismissed more than 1,000 new employees as part of a wave of federal government layoffs that began this week, sparking concerns the firings could impact ...The Hill - 5d -
CFPB terminates dozens of employees: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired dozens of employees late Tuesday, according to media reports. The agency sent termination notices to about 70 probationary employees, Reuters ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”Wired - Feb. 6 -
HHS Employees Sort Out Return-to-Office Mandate
This is a MedPage Today story. Employees at HHS and its various sub-agencies are struggling to figure out how to implement President Donald Trump's executive order requiring them to report ...ABC News - Feb. 9 -
Ex-employees say Musk ally was a 'hatchet man'
Tom Krause, an Elon Musk ally hired to overhaul the Treasury Department, has a lengthy record of hardline reforms in the private sector, according to some ex-employees.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Federal employees deserve respect — not Elon Musk
In the name of “efficiency,” the Trump administration is waging a cruel war on federal employees, who now live in chaos and fear.The Hill - Feb. 11 -
My Employee’s Girlfriend Visits Him Every Day
… And two other tricky workplace dilemmas.Inc. - Feb. 12 -
Judge Allows Trump to Proceed With Government Employee Buyout
As of last week, about 65,000 federal employees had signed up for the buyouts.Inc. - Feb. 12 -
Purge of government employees underway at FBI and other agencies
CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports on the ongoing dismissals of FBI agents and other federal workers, as well as Attorney General Pam Bondi's Wednesday ...CBS News - Feb. 13 -
Federal employee layoffs begin at Department of Education
President Trump has said of the Education Department that he'd "like it to be closed immediately."CBS News - Feb. 13 -
FIFA suspends employee for alleged underage sex
FIFA has suspended an employee after he was reportedly arrested on suspicion of having sex with an underage boy while on a work trip in Miami.ESPN - Feb. 13 -
DOGE software approval alarms Labor Department employees
Elon Musk’s DOGE received approval from the Department of Labor to use software that could allow it to transfer vast amounts of data.NBC News - 6d -
Blue Origin Cuts 10% of Its Employees
In an email to employees, the company’s chief executive said the company had become bloated during its growth in recent years.The New York Times - 6d -
CDC losing tenth of workforce in purge of federal employees
CBS News has learned the mass firings ordered by President Trump across the federal government have now reached the Centers for Disease Control. CBS News medical contributor Dr. Celine Gounder has ...CBS News - 6d -
DHS cuts at least 405 employees from workforce
The Department of Homeland Security has cut 405 employees from its workforce, a DHS official first told ABC News on Friday.ABC News - 5d -
National Science Foundation fires 168 probationary employees
The federal agency that funds science research says the staff reduction came in response to a White House directive.CBS News - 1d -
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DHS fires roughly 400 probationary employees
The Department of Homeland Security has fired approximately 400 probationary employees across the department, pledging to remove more. The firings came after the Office of Personnel Management ...The Hill - 20h -
Federal Employees Push Back on Trump’s Job Slashing Drive
Civil servants, officials, and outside groups are challenging Trump’s frenzied orders to slash federal agencies and headcounts, often denouncing them as illegal.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal government employee buyout
Just hours before the deadline for federal employees to accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, a judge has temporarily blocked the buyout offer.ABC News - Feb. 6 -
Judge temporarily blocks Trump's federal employee buyout program
A federal judge in Boston has temporarily halted President Trump's federal employee buyout program proposal. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist and Danny Cevallos reports on legal aspects surrounding the ...NBC News - Feb. 7 -
Brooklyn Museum Will Lay Off Employees and Scale Back Exhibitions
The museum, which faces a projected $10 million deficit, said it planned to cut more than a tenth of its employees and mount fewer exhibitions.The New York Times - Feb. 7 -
Federal judge pauses administrative leave for thousands of USAID employees
A federal judge said he will pause a midnight deadline for the U.S. Agency for International Development to be stripped down to a few hundred workers from a workforce of more than 5,000.NBC News - Feb. 7 -
USAID employee describes "atmosphere of fear" amid foreign aid freeze
"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" host Margaret Brennan speaks with a USAID staffer about the Trump administration's pause on foreign assistance and the impact it has had on the industry. ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on leave at midnight.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Federal employees union files lawsuits over CFPB shutdown, DOGE access
A union representing employees across dozens of federal agencies filed two lawsuits on Sunday against the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Former Treasury employee says DOGE access raises "real security questions"
Elon Musk's access to the Treasury's payment system is raising concerns about federal funding and personal data. Major Garrett speaks to a former Treasury employee about the role of the agency and ...CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Why Trump and Google Are Paying Employees to Quit—and What It Means for Your Business
The tens of thousands of workers who’ve left their jobs under government pressure or because of large corporate layoffs represent a wealth of expertise that can benefit your company.Inc. - Feb. 11 -
CFPB Employees Left Stranded and Confused After Stop-Work Orders
Since the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued stop-work orders, employees have been trying to decipher exactly what they mean.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Kanye West called himself 'Hitler' and was abusive to ex-employee, lawsuit alleges
The mercurial hip-hop star allegedly mistreated Jewish employees inside his fashion company and compared himself to Adolf Hitler, according to a civil lawsuit filed Tuesday.Los Angeles Times - Feb. 11 -
Former Postal Service employee sentenced in $24M stolen checks scheme
The former U.S. Postal Service employee who was charged in a $24 million stolen check scheme were sentenced last week to 60 months in prison. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated
The terminations have sowed more confusion at the bureau, as several of those being laid off had already accepted federal buyout offers, said one of the people.CNBC - Feb. 12 -
Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing out Federal Employees
President Trump and Elon Musk, who is leading the administration’s downsizing efforts, are pushing for quick and widespread layoffs. But the blitz has run into a complicated set of restrictions.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
Trump administration tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
Hundreds of thousands of people could potentially be affected, according to data from the Office of Personnel Management.NBC News - 6d -
Trump admin tells federal agencies to fire probationary employees
President Trump's administration began a mass firing of federal workers. This could impact more than 200,000 people hired within the last two years but the exact number of people who will be ...NBC News - 6d -
Federal employee layoffs begin after Trump and Musk order cuts
The United States government is beginning a new wave of mass firings following President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s order for sweeping cuts. It comes as the Trump administration advised all ...NBC News - 6d -
Interior Department fires 2,300 employees after OPM directive
The Interior Department is firing 2,300 employees after a directive from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). An internal message reviewed by The Hill on Friday indicates the department let go ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump administration fires over 400 DHS employees as mass firings continue
Officials at DHS said they had fired hundreds of employees across several of its agencies.CBS News - 5d -
Judge blocks Trump admin from firing CFPB employees
A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from firing employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid a larger push to effectively dismantle the agency. The ...The Hill - 5d -
Ex-Reform UK employees issue claims for alleged unpaid wages
Reform says claims brought by former workers — who say they were dismissed after the election — are ‘fraudulent’Financial Times - 5d