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Politics Feb 28

AP report: A new email demanding federal workers’ accomplishments is coming, with a key change

Instead of being sent by the Office of Personnel Management, which functions as a human resources agency for the federal government but doesn't have the power to hire or fire, the email will come from individual agencies that have direct…

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President Donald Trump's administration says federal agencies should begin planning to eliminate employee positions.

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Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments

Attorneys for federal workers said Monday in a lawsuit that billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk had violated the law with his weekend demand that employees explain their accomplishments or risk being fired.

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Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with buyouts

A federal judge on Wednesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program, a significant legal victory for the Republican president after a string of courtroom setbacks.

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