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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 - 2h -
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 - 2h -
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 - 7h -
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. - 23h -
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 - 7h -
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 - 9h -
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 - 11h -
Critics decry Trump's purge of federal watchdogs
President Trump is purging the government of investigators. Some prosecute criminals while others are watchdogs who make sure our food, veteran hospitals, highways and more are safe. The Trump ...CBS News - 23h -
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 - 1d -
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 - 1d -
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 - 1d -
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Trump’s Plan to Remake the Federal Work Force
One of President Trump’s first executive orders claims the power to fire, and hire, tens of thousands of career civil servants across the government. Astead W. Herndon, a national politics reporter ...The New York Times - 1d -
Federal judge pauses NIH research cuts nationwide
A federal judge in Boston has ordered a temporary pause nationwide on plans by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to substantially reduce "indirect” research payments to universities, medical ...The Hill - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
Biden’s in-office work policy harmed federal employee retention. Trump’s could destroy it.
President Trump's return-to-office mandate could lead to an even worse brain drain, as experienced employees leave and those with fewer skills or prospects remain.The Hill - 2d -
A quick way to cut $1 trillion in federal spending
President Trump suggests that state governments should have primary responsibility for handling disasters, and cutting federal taxes would allow states to access more money to address their needs.The Hill - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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 - 2d -
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. - 2d -
Trump's proposed buyout plan for federal workers in limbo
A federal judge is weighing extending the pause on President Trump's "deferred resignations" for federal workers. Weijia Jiang is following the latest developments at the White House.CBS News - 2d -
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 - 2d -
DOJ appeals judge's order to unfreeze federal grants
The Justice Department on Monday appealed a federal judge's order to unfreeze federal grants, hours after the judge ruled that the Trump administration had not complied with his directive. In a ...The Hill - 3d -
Elon Musk’s assault on the US federal bureaucracy
Supposed efficiency drive is providing cover for a power grab by the executive branchFinancial Times - 3d -
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 - 3d -
Musk doubles down on attacks on federal judges
Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) leader Elon Musk is doubling down on his attacks of federal judges in the wake of court actions blocking multiple Trump administration efforts. In a ...The Hill - 3d -
Who Are the Acting Heads of Federal Health Agencies?
This is a MedPage Today story. As President Donald Trump's picks to lead federal health agencies await confirmation hearings, there are now acting directors in place at HHS and its key ...ABC News - 4d -
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 - 4d -
Revealed: how a shadowy group of far-right donors is funding federal employee watchlists
Project 2025 architects are among those behind the American Accountability Foundation and their blacklists targeting people of color . A rightwing non-profit group that has published a “DEI Watch ...The Guardian - 4d -
Judges block Musk's efforts to slash federal spending
Federal judges block President Trump and Elon Musk's attempts to slash spending and reshape the federal workforce. NBC News' Aaron Gilchrist reports.NBC News - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 5d -
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 - 6d -
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 - 6d -
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 - 6d -
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 -
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 -
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