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Director of the Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought at the White House

Politics Oct 10

‘RIFs have begun.’ Vought announces start of mass firings during government shutdown

By Seung Min Kim, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Politics Feb 28

Former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workers are applauded, during a sendoff in Washington
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DOGE continues to hollow federal workforce after already firing more than 30,000

The Trump Administration continues to hollow out the federal workforce. More cuts are in the forecast despite courts largely siding with fired employees, so far. Lisa Desjardins reports.

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Nation Feb 28

The logo of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seen at the National Hurricane Center in Miami
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The scientific impact of Trump’s cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service

Hundreds of staff have been laid off at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. That includes employees of the National Weather Service, the agency responsible for forecasts and severe weather alerts across the country, providing crucial data for scientists and…

By Miles O'Brien, Jackson Hudgins

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