Politics Oct 15 Federal workforce shutdown cuts will ‘probably’ exceed 10,000, Vought says By Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 Interactive: How the government shutdown affects different agencies President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors. By Associated Press
Politics Oct 02 WATCH: With government shuttered, Leavitt says Trump’s layoffs likely ‘in the thousands’ “If they don’t want further harm on their constituents back home, then they need to reopen the government," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday of Democrats. By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press
Economy Sep 30 U.S. job openings in August were essentially unchanged amid economic uncertainty Job openings remain at healthy levels but have fallen steadily since peaking at a record 12.1 million in March 2022 as the U.S. economy roared back from COVID-19 lockdowns. By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Politics Sep 25 Read the full memo directing federal agencies to weigh mass layoffs if the government shuts down A letter sent Wednesday indicates that the Trump administration is giving agencies leeway to launch more mass firings through the reduction-in-force mechanism used by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in slashing the federal workforce. By Liz Landers
Sep 24 These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return By Joshua Goodman, Ryan J. Foley, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Trump celebrates private business job creation while touting federal job cuts By Associated Press President Donald Trump bragged that he had laid off 84,000 federal workers. Continue reading
Jul 08 Supreme Court clears way for Trump to downsize the federal workforce By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices overrode lower court orders that temporarily froze the cuts, which have been led by the Department of Government Efficiency. Continue reading
Jul 02 Microsoft’s largest layoff in years hits Xbox gaming, sales and other divisions By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft says it is laying off about 9,000 workers, its second mass layoff in months and its largest in more than two years. Continue reading
May 13 Microsoft is laying off about 3% of its workforce By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Microsoft, based in Redmond, Washington, said the layoffs will be across all levels and geographies but the cuts will focus on reducing the number of managers. Continue reading