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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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Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in a department town hall earlier this year that reductions in force would take place at the end of May. That timeline got pushed back by a court injunction that is no longer in effect.
Workforce
At least one agency is making a renewed, less generous ‘deferred resignation’ offer to staff
Updated
RIFs for around 250 State employees were set to take effect earlier this month, but the judge previously paused that action from taking effect.
Workforce
Additional shutdown layoffs must be rolled back, judge rules
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Trump also sought to encourage agencies to more meaningfully distinguish between levels of performance In his first term.
Management
Trump to limit top ratings for all feds and consolidate scoring in forthcoming rule
The new rule, which will go into effect on Feb. 13, 2026, allows federal agencies to approve waivers to caps on recruitment and relocation incentive payments.
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OPM finalizes rule simplifying recruitment and relocation incentive waivers
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