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Apr 18

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Trump moves to reclassify federal workers, making it easier to fire them

By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat

President Trump advanced his plans to make it easier to fire tens of thousands of federal workers. He said he would move forward with a rule, previously known as Schedule F, allowing agencies to quickly remove employees from critical positions.

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Apr 04

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Fired federal workers struggling to land new jobs in tightening white-collar sector

By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes

The latest jobs report came in stronger than anticipated, demonstrating again that the job market has been far more resilient than many expected. But some say the data doesn't reflect layoffs underway and that job opportunities are tightening in the…

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Mar 24

WATCH: Trump says 'many' of fired federal workers 'didn't come to work' and are 'being weeded out'

By Associated Press

Trump said at a Cabinet meeting that he expects to finish his overhaul of the federal workforce in two to three months.

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Mar 24

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers

By Associated Press

In an emergency appeal filed Monday, the Republican administration argued the ruling should be put on hold because the judge didn’t have the authority to order some 16,000 probationary employees be hired back.

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Mar 13

Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers fired across multiple agencies

By Janie Har, Associated Press

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of probationary workers let go in mass firings across multiple agencies.

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Mar 11

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Education Department to cut nearly 1,300 employees as Trump vows to eliminate agency

By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz

Tuesday afternoon, the Department of Education announced plans to cut nearly half of its employees, more than 1,300 people. It’s the latest move by the Trump administration to dramatically reshape the size and scope of the federal government. Lisa Desjardins…

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Mar 11

Tens of thousands of federal workers live in Missouri. They share their fears and frustrations

By Gabrielle Hays

Federal workers told PBS News that the mass firings and layoffs has caused panic among them and that the country needed to keep the promises it had made, specifically to support veterans.

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Mar 10

Federal worker who went rogue against DOGE says 'I hope that it lights a fire under people'

By Claire Savage, Associated Press

To billionaire Elon Musk and his cost-cutting team at the Department of Government Efficiency, Karen Ortiz may just be one of many faceless bureaucrats. But to some of her colleagues, she is giving a voice to those who feel they…

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Mar 10

Young people devoted to government service dismayed by Trump cutting the federal fellows program

By Gary Fields, Christine Fernando, Associated Press

One of President Donald Trump's executive orders ended the Presidential Management Fellows program, which was created in 1978 to entice highly qualified workers with advanced degrees to join the federal government.

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Mar 09

HHS makes $25,000 buyout offer to most of its workers as Trump administration continues cuts

By Amanda Seitz, Associated Press

Most of the 80,000 federal workers responsible for researching diseases, inspecting food and administering Medicare and Medicaid under the auspices of the Health and Human Services Department were emailed an offer to leave their job for as much as a…

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