Feb 24 AP report: FDA moves to rehire medical device staffers fired only days earlier By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: The government wants them back. Continue reading
Feb 24 Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments By Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 24 Fired federal workers search for new jobs but struggle to replace their old ones By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Axed from jobs not easily found outside government, thousands of federal workers caught in President Donald Trump’s cost-cutting efforts now face a difficult search for work. Continue reading
Feb 21 Federal judge allows Trump’s mass firings of federal workers to proceed – for now By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A federal judge in Washington has allowed President Donald Trump's mass firings of federal workers to move forward. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 4:40 How work life has changed as more employers mandate a return to the office By Ali Rogin, Veronica Vela The era of the remote worker is winding down. Before a mandate for federal workers to return to the office made national headlines, dozens of major private sector companies across the U.S. implemented hybrid policies. Ali Rogin speaks with Pamela… Continue watching
Feb 12 Judge clears way for Trump’s plan to downsize federal workforce with buyouts By Lindsay Whitehurst, Chris Megerian, Michael Casey, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 3:32 Deadline for federal workers to resign delayed as Democrats step up fight against Musk By Laura Barrón-López, Solveig Rennan Multiple judges have temporarily blocked efforts by President Trump to dramatically gut the federal government, and more lawsuits are yet to come. Laura Barrón-López reports on the latest. Continue watching
Feb 06 Judge temporarily blocks Trump plan to push out federal employees by offering financial incentives By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s plan to push out federal employees by offering them financial incentives. Continue reading
Feb 06 Federal workers worry buyout offer is a trick as deadline looms to accept Elon Musk deal By Chris Megerian, Collin Binkley, Byron Tau, Associated Press The deadline for federal workers to receive financial incentives to quit is approaching. More than 2 million employees have until Thursday at 11:59 p.m. EST to decide what to do. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 6:47 Protests erupt as Elon Musk moves to gut government agencies By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat, Ian Couzens The Trump administration is targeting agencies and slashing the federal workforce and one man is orchestrating it all, Elon Musk. The richest man in the world has been given access to critical systems across the federal government. Democrats on the… Continue watching