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The Trump administration laid off around 4,000 people on Oct. 10 across seven agencies, but the reductions are currently blocked under a court order.
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Federal Workforce Reduction Tracker
The president defended last year’s purge of federal civil servants, claiming that those who left government were now making upwards of triple what they made from their “boring federal job” in the private sector.
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Trump defends cutting nearly 300,000 feds from their ‘boring’ jobs
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed component agency leaders to designate monetary awards to the top 15% of their civilian workforces by Jan. 30.
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Defense Department set to issue new civilian employee awards by end of the month
The new package marks yet another breakthrough between Republicans and Democrats in both the House and Senate.
Management
Shutdown odds plummet after House and Senate strike bipartisan deal on remaining funding bills
On Feb. 19, 2025, protesters rally in New York City against the firings of thousands of federal workers by the Department of Government Efficiency. Since the departure of Elon Musk, DOGE's significant has decreased.
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Pushed out by DOGE, former feds now feel ‘unleashed’ on improving government efficiency
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