Federal agencies told to submit "reorganization plans," prepare for mass firings

Agencies told to prep for mass layoffs

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story OPM tells agencies to plan for mass layoffs A Wednesday memo from the Office of ...

The Hill - 23h

Federal agencies preparing for large-scale layoffs

Government agencies have been ordered to prepare for extensive layoffs as part of the ongoing initiative by President Trump and Elon Musk to slash the federal workforce.

NBC News - 4h

New Trump memo will direct agencies to prepare for more firings, source says

The Trump administration will issue a new memo directing federal agencies to prepare for more large-scale firings, a source tells CBS News. Natalie Brand has more.

CBS News - 1d

OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs

A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of federal ...

The Hill - 1d

Fired federal workers told their termination is in the government's 'best interest'

NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss the latest reaction among federal workers to the government layoffs as widespread uncertainty continues to loom.

NBC News - 2d

Trump administration can continue mass firings of federal workers, judge rules

US judge rejects bid by group of labor unions to halt president’s government overhaul through Musk-led ‘Doge’. The Trump administration can for now continue its mass firings of federal employees, ...

The Guardian - Feb. 20

Mass Federal Firings May Imperil Pets, Cattle and Crops

The terminations, which hit agencies involved in protecting the nation’s food supply and agricultural products, could have long-lasting consequences, experts said.

The New York Times - 1d

DOGE boss Musk doubles down on federal worker threat: Submit what you did list or get fired

Elon Musk has been tasked by President Donald Trump with slashing federal government spending and the federal employee headcount, an effort known as DOGE.

CNBC - 2d

Woman uproots life to take job as federal worker, then fired in mass layoffs weeks later

Last month, Katie Sandlin uprooted her life in a small town in Alabama to accept a job at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. Three weeks later, before she even unpacked her ...

CBS News - 6d

New Scotland-England border landmark plan submitted

The Star of Caledonia will stand 33m (100ft) high and aim to attract hundreds of thousands of visitors.

BBC News - 6d

Trump admin tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers

Trump administration tells federal agencies to make plans for large-scale layoffs of workers

NBC News - 1d

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Braces for Mass Firings

Approximately 500 NIST staffers, including at least three lab directors, are expected to lose their jobs at the standards agency as part of the ongoing DOGE purge, sources tell WIRED.

Wired - Feb. 20

Republican lawmakers show displeasure of Trump’s mass firings

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker joins Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist to discuss new polls on Trump's approval rating that have dipped below 50 percent and the growing outrage over mass layoffs.

NBC News - 4d

Wisconsin Trump voters react to mass firings

We are now into week six of President Trump shaking up and paring down the federal workforce -- something that surprised even his closest supporters. Mark Strassmann visits the battleground state ...

CBS News - 1d

White House formally instructs agencies to prepare for 'large-scale' layoffs

The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans by March 13, according to a memo.

ABC News - 23h

Some federal employees told not to respond to Musk ultimatum to document work or resign

An email from the Office of Personnel Management went out to millions of federal employees directing them to document what they accomplished last week. On social media, billionaire Elon Musk warned ...

CBS News - 3d

Federal agencies that could be impacted by job cuts

A federal judge has paved the way, for now at least, for President Trump, Elon Musk and the DOGE team to go ahead with mass layoffs of federal employees. CBS News senior White House correspondent ...

CBS News - 6d

DOGE Email Throws Federal Agencies Into Chaos and Confusion

Across the US government, workers failed to get clear guidance on whether or how to respond to an email asking what they did this week, despite Elon Musk’s claim that their jobs are at risk.

Wired - 4d

Trump officials prepare plans to revive Title 42 policy to expel migrants

The Trump administration has prepared plans to implement a policy that would allow U.S. officials to swiftly expel migrants on the grounds that they could spread diseases.

CBS News - 4d

'We're not prepared': States brace for Trump's plans to dismantle the Education Department

Trump has said he wants school policy to be left to the states, but state officials and lawmakers aren’t clear on what that would look like.

NBC News - 12h

Trump, DOGE mass job cuts: Federal workers’ money questions answered

The Trump administration is terminating federal workers across agencies. Here’s what to know about your rights and finances if you were impacted by the cuts.

CNBC - 6d

Mass federal layoffs deliver a gutting one-two punch to America's veterans

President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to purge the federal workforce have dealt a striking one-two punch to an already largely vulnerable population: America’s veterans.

NBC News - 6d

21-year-old accused of planning 'mass casualty attack' on Texas police

Authorities in Texas said they thwarted a "mass casualty attack"and arrested a 21-year-old on charges of making terroristic threats against Corpus Christi police.

NBC News - 2d

Request to block mass firing of probationary employees denied by judge

A judge has denied labor unions' request to temporarily block the administration from carrying out mass firing of probationary employees and deferred resignation offers.

ABC News - 6d

What do we know about Trump administration and DOGE's mass firings?

A federal judge is giving President Trump the go-ahead to continue mass firings of thousands of federal employees, for now. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro and CBS News congressional ...

CBS News - 5d

Democrat introducing bill to rehire veterans caught up in Trump mass firings

Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) is introducing legislation that would require the government to rehire veterans who were terminated without reason under the Trump administration's mass layoffs across ...

The Hill - 1d

Case surge from fired federal workers jams federal board

A CBS News review of records of the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board shows it has experienced a surge in new cases amid the torrent of layoffs by the Trump administration.

CBS News - 1d

Some agency heads push back on demands for federal employees that Musk touted

Several federal agency leaders appointed by President Trump told employees not to reply to an Office of Management and Budget email demanding more details on accomplished tasks. Elon Musk previewed ...

CBS News - 3d

Some federal agencies tell workers to ignore Musk email

An email from the Office of Personnel Management prompted by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency asks federal employees to justify what they do. Some agencies like the Pentagon and ...

CBS News - 2d

Local leaders working to help fired federal workers

Widespread layoffs across federal agencies left thousands without jobs. Now, some local leaders are stepping in to try to help. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.

CBS News - 22h

Governors to fired federal workers: We're hiring

A growing number of governors, mostly Democrats, have begun to recruit federal workers impacted by DOGE's efforts for public and private sector jobs in their states

NBC News - 5h

USAID cuts are just the start of Trump, Musk plan to slash agency spending

The dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) appears to be the beginning of President Trump's efforts to instill massive cuts across federal agencies. CBS News' ...

CBS News - 6h

Fantasy Basketball: These stars could get shut down — here's how to prepare and plan ahead

Silly Season is about to kick off in the NBA (if it hasn't already). Fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus has some advice for how to navigate it.

Yahoo Sports - 2h

Fired IRS employees slam layoffs as agency makes cuts nationwide

As the IRS fired thousands of workers across the country on Thursday, many laid-off employees walked out of the headquarters in Washington, D.C., for the last time.

ABC News - 6d

Supreme Court stiffs Trump, punts on firing whistleblower agency head

The Supreme Court stiffed President Trump in his administration’s first high court appeal by punting Friday on a request to greenlight the firing of the head of a whistleblower protection office. ...

The Hill - 5d

Officials Are Fired at Traffic Safety Agency Investigating Musk’s Company

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has laid off 4 percent of its workers, a transportation official said. The agency has raised questions about crashes involving Tesla’s ...

The New York Times - 4d

Bass Removes Kristin Crowley, L.A. Fire Chief, Blaming Her for Lack of Preparation

Mayor Karen Bass criticized Kristin Crowley for sending firefighters home before a blaze devastated the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

The New York Times - 5d

US politics briefing: Trump administration warns Kyiv and picks up court win in mass firings case

From the Trump administration’s latest moves abroad and in the US – here are the key US politics stories from Thursday at a glance. Thursday saw a judge rule that the Trump administration can ...

The Guardian - 6d

Judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid

A federal judge on Tuesday indefinitely blocked the Trump administration’s freeze of federal funding, dealing a stark blow to President Trump’s sweeping efforts to realign government spending with ...

The Hill - 2d

Federal agencies told to submit "reorganization plans," prepare for mass firings

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