DHS cuts at least 405 employees from workforce
The Department of Homeland Security has cut 405 employees from its workforce, a DHS official first told ABC News on Friday.
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Trump administration ousts over 400 DHS employees in ongoing workforce purge
The Trump administration ousted 405 employees at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in an ongoing workforce purge that has affected other federal agencies and departments. The majority of ...The Hill - 4d -
DHS fires roughly 400 probationary employees
The Department of Homeland Security has fired approximately 400 probationary employees across the department, pledging to remove more. The firings came after the Office of Personnel Management ...The Hill - 20h -
Mira Murati’s Startup Launches, Poaching at Least 20 OpenAI Employees From Her Former Workplace
Two-thirds of the staff at Thinking Machines Lab came from OpenAI, where the founder was once chief technology officer.Inc. - 3h -
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 - 6d -
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 -
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 - 5d -
Many workers would take a pay cut to work from home — some would forgo at least 20% of their salary
Workers cite the work-life balance afforded by hybrid or fully remote jobs as the biggest benefit.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
Chevron will slash up to 20% of its workforce as part of cost-cutting plan
The layoffs will begin this year with most of the cuts complete before the end of 2026.CNBC - Feb. 13 -
CDC to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration job cuts
Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are being forced out under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of all probationary employeesABC News - 6d
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Kash Patel confirmed by Senate to be Trump's FBI director
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Drug overdose deaths fall in 2023 for 1st time since pandemic began, CDC report finds
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Hochul to Seek New Oversight, but Won’t Remove Adams for Now
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York is said to be planning to announce that she will not remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time, but she will seek to increase the state’s supervision of New York City’s ...The New York Times - 14m -
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Trump loyalist Kash Patel confirmed as FBI director
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A CDC vaccine committee meeting, the first of Kennedy's tenure at HHS, gets postponed
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