Trump administration tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers fired by DOGE

Trump administration tries to bring back fired nuclear weapons workers

The Trump administration has halted the firings of hundreds of federal employees who were tasked with working on the nation’s nuclear weapons programs

ABC News - 3d

Trump administration tries to reinstate fired federal nuclear workers

As President Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to downsize the federal government, tens of thousands of federal workers find themselves unemployed. Meanwhile, President Trump blindsided allies after ...

NBC News - 4d

US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago

It is having problems contacting people who were fired in Trump's blitz to shrink the federal workforce.

BBC News - 2d

Trump administration seeks to un-fire nuclear security workers

President Trump's administration is attempting to un-fire some nuclear security workers who were dismissed earlier this week. On Friday, National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted ...

NBC News - 4d

Agriculture Department tries to rehire fired workers tied to bird flu response

The Agriculture Department is scrambling to rehire several workers it fired as part of President Donald Trump’s broad cuts because they were involved in the government’s response to the ongoing ...

ABC News - 17h

Trump administration wants to un-fire nuclear safety workers but can’t figure out how to reach them

National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted to notify some employees who had been let go that they are now due to be reinstated but struggled to find them because they didn't have ...

NBC News - 4d

Trump administration reverses nuclear agency firings

The Trump administration is working to recall hundreds of employees tasked with oversight of the nation’s nuclear weapons after they were fired Thursday, multiple news outlets reported. The firings ...

The Hill - 3d

DOGE Fired Key Nuclear Safety Staff, Triggering a Scramble to Find Them and Rehire Them

It would be funny in, say, an Austin Powers movie, but a mad, weekend-long race to rehire hundreds of recently fired security-cleared experts needed to keep America’s nuclear systems safe wasn’t a ...

Inc. - 1d

Former USDA worker fired by Trump administration shares her story

The Department of Agriculture is one of the many federal agencies hit by President Trump's mass layoffs. According to several staffers, emails started going out on Thursday without warning, leaving ...

CBS News - 2d

Trump administration fires thousands of U.S. Forest and National Park Service workers

The Trump administration hit the U.S. Forest and National Park Services with major staffing cuts over the weekend. The administration fired about 10% of the U.S. Forest Service workforce and about ...

CBS News - 2d

Trump Fired, Then Unfired, National Nuclear Security Administration Employees. What Were Their Jobs?

The administration asked some of the agency’s workers, who were part of last week’s massive layoffs across the federal government, to come back.

The New York Times - 3d

Some federal workers who oversee nuclear weapons laid off, asked to return

Some National Nuclear Security Administration employees have been asked to return to their posts after being laid off by the Trump administration. Scott Roecker, the vice president of the Nuclear ...

CBS News - 3d

High Above Chernobyl, Workers Grapple With Ice, Fire and Nuclear Fears

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.

The New York Times - 5d

Administration vows to rehire DOGE Treasury Department staffer who left over posts

One day after a DOGE Treasury Department employee resigned over racist social media posts, the Trump administration has vowed to rehire him.

ABC News - Feb. 7

USAID workers battle Trump administration in court

Trump administration officials are accusing USAID workers of insubordination, according to recent legal filings. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.

CBS News - Feb. 12

How AI could be incorporated into nuclear weapons

During this week's artificial intelligence summit in Paris, arguments were made that advanced AI is critical in the world's current threat landscape. Many militaries are exploring how advanced AI ...

CBS News - Feb. 12

Elon Musk appears with Trump and tries to claim ‘Doge’ team is transparent

Key presidential ally, whose agency has operated in secrecy, also makes claim – without evidence – of fraud at USAid. Elon Musk claimed in the Oval Office on Tuesday that his so-called “department ...

The Guardian - Feb. 12

Musk to rehire Treasury DOGE staffer behind racist posts after Trump endorses idea

Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and reducing the government workforce.

CNBC - Feb. 7

8 fired government watchdogs sue Trump administration

Eight federal watchdogs ousted by President Trump last month are suing to get their jobs back on the basis that their dismissals were unlawful. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday, asserts Congress was ...

The Hill - Feb. 12

Inspectors general fired by Trump sue his administration

Eight fired inspectors general are suing the Trump administration over what they are calling "unlawful and unjustified" termination. Meanwhile, in her first press conference as attorney general, ...

CBS News - Feb. 12

Trump administration begins mass firings across government

President Donald Trump’s administration carried out mass firings across the federal government, affecting thousands of workers.

NBC News - 5d

Trump administration prepares for legal fights over firings

President Trump's administration is preparing for U.S. courts to weigh in on his efforts to shrink the federal workforce by removing government employees at several agencies. CBS News' Willie James ...

CBS News - 2d

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

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 administration asks Supreme Court to greenlight whistleblower office firing

The Justice Department is asking the Supreme Court to greenlight President Trump’s firing of the head of a federal whistleblower protection office, marking the new Trump administration’s first ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump administration wants SCOTUS to permit firing of whistleblower agency head

The Justice Department's filing asks the conservative-majority court to lift a judge's court order temporarily reinstating Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel.

CBS News - 3d

FAA employee fired by the Trump administration expresses shock over removal

A former federal employee hired by the FAA in December to be an aviation safety assistant at Dallas Fort Worth Airport said she didn't expect her position to be at risk. However, on Friday she was ...

CBS News - 2d

Mixed reactions among voters on Trump administration firing federal employees

Voters are reacting to the Trump administration's efforts to shrink the number of federal employees among various agencies. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.

CBS News - 2d

Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations

Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.

The New York Times - 1d

USDA says it is trying to rehire bird flu experts it mistakenly fired

USDA said it's trying to rescind the firings this weekend of several employees who had worked on the bird flu.

CBS News - 1d

'Grow up': Vance, Khanna spar over rehiring DOGE staffer

Vice President Vance and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) sparred on social media platform X over the proposed rehiring of a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who resigned after his ...

The Hill - Feb. 8

In Trump’s Washington, Words Become Weaponized

The previous administration’s progressive lexicon has been swept away, replaced by a new official language of a bureaucracy under fire from its own president.

The New York Times - Feb. 12

Thousands of workers fired in federal purge

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Thousands of workers fired in Trump, Musk federal purge Agency leaders across the ...

The Hill - 5d

Mass firing of federal workers by Trump White House not showing up in jobless claims. Yet.

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week stayed at very low levels, but overall U.S. jobless claims are sure to rise soon as thousands of federal workers fired by ...

MarketWatch - 2h

Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration

Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.

NBC News - Feb. 12

CDC 'disease detectors' among hundreds fired as Trump administration ramps up agency cuts

The Trump administration terminated hundreds of employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including fellows responsible for key public health roles, sources said.

NBC News - 3d

Trump administration begins FAA firings weeks after fatal D.C. plane crash

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend.

CBS News - 3d

Trump administration files first supreme court appeal over firing of government watchdog

Attempt to remove head of the office of special counsel is key test of executive branch’s battle with US judiciary to reshape federal government. Donald Trump’s administration has asked the supreme ...

The Guardian - 3d

USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is now trying to rehire them

The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday said it accidentally fired "several" employees to combat the bird flu and is working to rehire them.

NBC News - 1d

Trump administration tries to rehire nuclear weapons workers fired by DOGE

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