CIA offers buyouts to workforce as Trump administration continues efforts to scale back government
The CIA has offered so-called buyouts to its workforce, a CIA spokesperson said, the latest move by the Trump administration to overhaul and scale back the federal government.
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CIA reportedly offers buyouts to entire workforce in latest Trump-era purge
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Federal buyout offer extends to CIA
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Union sues over Trump buyout offer
The largest federal government employee union is suing the Trump administration to block its buyouts for workers, calling the offer “an arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum which workers may ...The Hill - 13h -
Dem AGs warn federal workers about 'misleading' Trump buyout offers
A coalition of Democratic attorneys general issued warnings to federal workers in their states Monday about the Trump administration's buyout offers, calling the program "misleading." The 11 ...The Hill - 17h -
At least 20K have accepted Trump's government buyout offer
At least 20,000 federal employees have accepted what amounts to a buyout from the Trump administration, a source confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday. Employees still have until Feb. 6 to accept the ...The Hill - 18h -
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Why the Trump-Musk buyout offer risks dumbing government down
History teaches that running the government is different from running a business and that a downsized workforce is not synonymous with a more efficient workforce.The Hill - 3d -
Is Trump’s ‘buyout offer’ a good deal for federal workers? Is it even legal?
There are some key questions employees should ask about the Trump administration’s deferred resignation offer. ‘Overall and generally speaking, no, I don’t see this a good deal,’ an attorney said.MarketWatch - 3d -
Google offers 'voluntary' buyouts to hardware and platform teams
The move comes ahead of expected layoffs as Google continues to "push a little further" with cost cuts.CNBC - 4d -
Nissan slimming down US production, offering buyouts
Japanese automaker Nissan is slimming down its production in the U.S. and offering buyouts to workers in a push to cut jobs after reporting losses during the last quarter. Nissan is offering ...The Hill - 5d -
Recovery efforts continue after midair plane-helicopter crash, Trump to hold briefing
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Some government employees dismayed after Musk jokes about buyout offer
After the Trump administration offered two million government employees buyouts on Tuesday, DOGE head Elon Musk joked about the offer, leaving some employees dismayed.ABC News - 6d -
Examining the legality of Trump's buyout offer to federal workers
President Trump is offering around two million federal workers to resign and be paid through September. Some Democratic lawmakers are pushing back against the buyouts, claiming they aren't legal. ...CBS News - 6d -
5 questions about Trump’s federal employee buyout offers
The Trump administration is offering what amounts to buyouts for federal workers who don’t want to return to the office as part of the president’s breakneck efforts to reshape the government in his ...The Hill - 6d -
Chaos Continues as Trump Administration Rescinds Memo Freezing Federal Grants and Loans, But Says Freeze Will Continue
Here’s where things stand with funding for SBA loans, federal contracts, and other programs.Inc. - 6d -
GOP Speaker backs Trump buyout plan: ‘Drastic times call for drastic measures’
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s decision to offer buyouts to federal workers who do not plan to return to the office, telling reporters that “drastic ...The Hill - 6d -
Trump administration offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers
The Trump administration is offering millions of federal workers the option to accept buyouts through a government-wide "deferred resignation" program.CNBC - 6d -
What to know about Trump administration offering federal workers "deferred resignation"
An email sent Tuesday gives the country's approximately 2 million civilian federal workers until Feb. 6 to decide whether to participate in the "deferred resignation program," which is meant to end ...CBS News - 6d -
Trump offering "deferred resignation" to government workers unwilling to return to office
Millions of federal workers are weighing an offer from the Trump administration to participate in a "deferred resignation program." CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has the latest.CBS News - 6d -
Shadows of Musk in the Government’s Buyouts Plan
President Trump’s chief cost-cutter cheered an effort to persuade federal workers to quit — in a fashion that closely resembles a purge at Twitter.The New York Times - 6d -
Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers Payouts, and Kennedy’s Senate Test
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Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offers roughly 2 million federal workers a buyout to resign
The Trump administration offered federal workers the chance to take a "deferred resignation" with a severance package of roughly eight months of pay and benefits.NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Trump administration offering "deferred resignation" to all federal workers
The White House expects up to 10% of federal employees to quit in a program meant to end work-from-home practices, senior administration officials said.CBS News - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration offers buyouts to all 2 million federal workers
The Trump administration is offering buyouts to all 2 million federal workers, saying it could lead to a cost savings of 100 billion dollars. And a federal judge temporarily blocked President ...NBC News - Jan. 29 -
Live updates: Trump admin to offer federal employees buyout
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s plan to freeze federal aid minutes before it was set to go into effect late Tuesday afternoon. The "brief administrative stay" came shortly ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
Trump administration to offer buyouts to all federal workers ahead of return to office
The Trump administration is offering all 2 million federal employees what amounts to a buyout if they do not intend to return to work in person later this year, sources confirmed to The Hill. Four ...The Hill - Jan. 28 -
'Diminished' PGA Tour could scale back - McIlroy
Rory McIlroy believes that golf fans could become "fatigued" by the wealth of options available to them and suggests there are "definitely too many" events on the current PGA Tour schedule.BBC News - Jan. 28 -
U.S. farm workforce threatened by Trump's deportation plan
About 42% of U.S. farm workers are undocumented, and Trump's plan to deport millions of migrants could uproot the industry's workforce.CBS News - Jan. 25 -
Trump rolls back effort to lower Medicare, Medicaid drug costs
Trump’s executive order halts an effort to cap the copayment for generic medications at $2 for Medicare beneficiaries.MarketWatch - Jan. 25 -
Trump administration confuses government workers with email test message
The administration tested its ability to send communications to all 2.3 million federal employees from a single email address.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
WHO scales back hiring, travel as Trump's withdrawal set to hit funding
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.CBS News - Jan. 24 -
Trump is back to make government chaotic again
Donald Trump is set to be sworn in for a second term as President of the United States today, with a base built on his time as a reality television star and master of gossip and outrage, and a ...The Hill - Jan. 20 -
Trump's continuing effort to downplay Jan. 6 violence as 'day of love'
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Dollar drops on reports Trump will scale back tariff plans
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