Politics Oct 28 Judge extends order barring the Trump administration from firing federal workers during the shutdown By Janie Har, Associated Press
Economy Oct 28 Amazon to lay off 14,000 corporate employees as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates The cuts announced Tuesday amount to about a 4% reduction in its corporate workforce. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Politics Jul 07 White House blasts idea that Trump’s cuts contributed to Texas flooding death toll “That was an act of God. It’s not the administration’s fault that the flood hit when it did, but there were early and consistent warnings and, again, the National Weather Service did its job,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt… By Associated Press
Nation Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Politics May 10 Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive job cuts at federal agencies The temporary restraining order directs numerous federal agencies to halt acting on the president’s workforce executive order signed in February and a subsequent memo issued by the Department of Government Efficiency and the Office of Personnel Management. By Janie Har, Associated Press
Apr 04 Nearly half of National Weather Service offices are critically understaffed, experts warn By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press After Trump administration job cuts, nearly half of National Weather Service forecast offices have 20 percent vacancy rates — twice that of just a decade ago — as severe weather chugs across the nation's heartland, according to data obtained by The… Continue reading
May 16 How the U.S. could be pinched by a government default By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Millions of job cuts. No Social Security checks. Disrupted services like air traffic control. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says these are some of the ways consumers could be hurt if the U.S. experienced an unprecedented government default. Continue reading
Mar 14 Facebook parent Meta slashes another 10,000 jobs, won’t fill 5,000 open roles By Associated Press The company said Tuesday it will reduce the size of its recruiting team and make further cuts in its tech groups in late April, and then its business groups in late May. Continue reading
Dec 07 What Amazon’s cashier-free store could mean for millions of workers By Alison Thoet On Monday, Amazon forayed into the brick and mortar grocery industry with the launch of Amazon Go. But the high-tech market could drastically change shopping and eventually eliminate the need for millions of cashiers. Continue reading
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