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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 - 5d -
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 - 4d -
Hundreds of FAA employees are let go as Trump's mass layoffs continue
The Trump administration fired hundreds of employees with the Federal Aviation Administration over the weekend, just weeks after a fatal crash in Washington, D.C., exposed understaffing at the agency.NBC News - 1d -
Meta Plans Layoffs for Monday
Meta is planning to trim about 5 percent of its lowest performers.Inc. - Feb. 8 -
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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 - 4d -
Federal layoffs start with huge number of probationary workers
Federal layoffs are starting with huge numbers of probationary workers, and there are warnings of bigger cuts on the way.CBS News - 4d -
Trump Officials Pushed Ahead With Mass Layoffs
Also, a man in Chile was briefly “swallowed” by a whale. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.The New York Times - 4d -
Layoffs Expand at Federal Agencies, Part of Trump Purge
Mass firings have rocked multiple agencies as President Trump and Elon Musk ramp up plans to drastically slash and reshape the federal work force.The New York Times - 2d -
Mass layoffs continue across numerous federal agencies
More federal employees are finding themselves out of a job this week as the Trump administration continues to make massive cuts to its workforce. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major ...CBS News - 1d -
Southwest Layoffs Will Take 15% of Its Work Force
The company said the cuts, the first round of broad layoffs in the airline’s 53-year history, would affect mostly corporate employees.The New York Times - 6h -
How fed layoffs may impact environment, parks
Click for more from The Hill. {beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story How fed layoffs may impact environment, parks The consequences of firing thousands of environmental ...The Hill - 2h -
Voters react to mass layoffs at federal agencies
CBS News has learned the Office of Personnel Management has given federal agencies until Tuesday night to issue layoffs in the Trump administration's effort to downsize. CBS News correspondent ...CBS News - 1h -
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 - 6d -
Jobless Benefit Claims Rose, But Layoffs Remain Relatively Low
The Labor Department said jobless claims rose by 11,000 last week to 219,000, a bit higher than expected.Inc. - Feb. 6 -
Potential mass layoffs at FBI as tensions run high during Trump era
President Trump said he intends to fire some FBI personnel who worked on the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot investigations. CBS News' Nicole Sgaga reports.CBS News - Feb. 10 -
Ford Chief Executive Says Trump Policies May Lead to Layoffs
The executive, Jim Farley, said President Trump’s tariff and auto policies would raise costs and could force the automaker to cut jobs.The New York Times - Feb. 11 -
Crytek Announces Significant Layoffs As Crysis 4 Is Put On Hold
Crytek has announced that it'll be laying off 15% of its staff, a move that the company has called "inevitable" but necessary to help it move forward. This will affect 60 of the people from the ...GameSpot - 6d -
1 in 3 Americans have 'layoff anxiety' — here's how to combat it
Workers feel a disproportionately high degree of layoff anxiety, reports show. But there are ways to use that fear to better position yourself in the job market.CNBC - 6d -
Chevron wants to save about $3 billion. Layoffs are on the horizon.
The integrated energy company said that layoffs will affect 15% to 20% of its employees, starting this year and with most layoffs completed before the end of 2026.MarketWatch - 5d -
Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs at several US federal agencies
Termination notices sent to Department of Education and CFPB as Musk pushes to ‘delete entire agencies’ . US politics live – latest updates Mass layoffs have begun at several US agencies as ...The Guardian - 5d -
Trump Officials Escalate Layoffs, Targeting Most of 200,000 Workers on Probation
Workers across the federal government were terminated on Thursday after the federal government’s human resources division advised agencies to lay off most probationary employees.The New York Times - 4d -
Mass Government Layoffs Begin, and New Abortion Fight Takes Shape
Plus, why crafters are in mourning.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump administration begins mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies: Sources
A day after the Trump administration ended its federal buyout offer, the administration has begun mass layoffs across multiple federal agencies.ABC News - 4d -
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass layoffs: "It's devastating"
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.CBS News - 4d -
WATCH: Demonstrators protest mass government layoffs outside of US Capitol
ABC News' Jay O'Brien reports from the protests outside of the U.S. Capitol building as the Trump administration and DOGE begin mass government layoffs.ABC News - 1d -
Musk's DOGE targets IRS as federal workers face mass layoffs
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to the personal information of millions of U.S. taxpayers as mass layoffs at multiple federal agencies impact workers. CBS News ...CBS News - 1d -
FDA's food safety head resigns over mass layoffs
Jim Jones, the head of the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) food division, resigned Monday, citing the mass firings of agency staff. According to a copy of his resignation letter viewed by The ...The Hill - 1h -
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 -
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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. - 6d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 4d
