Politics Oct 12 On 12th day of shutdown, Vance warns new ‘painful’ cuts ahead By Steve Peoples, Associated Press
Politics Sep 24 These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return The General Services Administration has given the employees — who managed government workspaces — until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement, according to an internal memo obtained by The Associated Press. By Joshua Goodman, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press
Politics Jul 03 Skilled scientists at these government agencies are quietly being let go, union reps say Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged that scientists are not part of his workforce reduction efforts. But many scientists recruited for their expertise at the nation’s top health agencies have either already lost their jobs… By Ali Rogin
Politics Apr 08 Supreme Court blocks order that Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers The justices acted Tuesday in the Republican administration's emergency appeal of a ruling by a federal judge in California ordering that 16,000 probationary employees be reinstated while a lawsuit plays out because their firings didn't follow federal law. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press
Politics Feb 14 CDC set to lose one-tenth of workforce under Trump administration probationary 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 employees. That's roughly one-tenth of the agency's workforce. By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
Jan 29 WATCH: Sen. Warner tells federal employees to ‘think twice’ about offer of deferred resignation By Gabrielle Hays Touching on President Donald Trump’s recent offer to millions of federal employees that would let them resign and work from home through September, the senator said workers should ask themselves: “Has this individual in his business world ever fulfilled his… Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 7:31 How the Lavender Scare forced LGBTQ+ workers out of the federal government By John Yang, Claire Mufson On this final day of Pride Month, the next installment of our “Hidden Histories'' series isn’t about an individual, but a phenomenon: how the anti-communist paranoia that gripped Washington at the dawn of the Cold War led to an often-overlooked… Continue watching
May 21 NASA earns sky-high approval among federal employees in annual Best Places to Work survey By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Exploring the cosmos makes for happy employees, federal workers like to work from home like everyone else, and an agency that has struggled with low morale is showing improvement. Continue reading
Apr 04 New rule strengthening federal job protections could counter Trump promises to remake the government By Will Weissert, Associated Press Advocates hope the rule will head off former President Donald Trump's promises to radically remake the federal workforce along ideological lines if he wins back the White House. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for fed government By Alexandra Jaffe, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The nation's millions of federal workers will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules. Continue reading