Workforce
So far, many agency leaders are telling staff not to take shutdown layoff threat seriously
In at least one case, however, leadership has stressed that RIFs are a real possibility: “They want people to feel the impact of the shutdown."
Management
Agencies should prep for mass layoffs if shutdown occurs, White House says
OMB is requesting updated reduction-in-force plans even if a shutdown is averted.
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Workforce
The Interior Department is taking steps to implement layoffs
After a series of delays, DOI is preparing RIF lists as it looks to implement significant personnel cuts in the coming weeks.
Workforce
Support networks grow for workers impacted by Trump’s federal job cuts
Most of the resources for former federal employees are free.
Workforce
Shortly after laying off hundreds, State hires new class of foreign service staff
The hiring-firing combination is "the definition of wasteful government spending,” according to one staffer.
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Management
Union questions feasibility of, and intention for, relocating FAA headquarters employees
The move is part of a new Transportation Department initiative called 1DoT to overhaul agency processes, functions and infrastructure.
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Workforce
The State Department laid them off, then it promoted them
The department is sending a message that "even excellence cannot protect your career," union says.
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IRS is canceling its layoff plans, will ask some it fired or pushed out to return
After pushing 26,000 employees out, the tax agency is scrambling to find enough personnel to carry out its duties.
Workforce
US spy chief announces plans to shrink ODNI
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the agency will shrink by over 40% as part of a 2.0 restructuring that includes a focus on “ending the weaponization of intelligence.”
Workforce
Trump administration seeks permission to finalize mass layoffs at HHS
Many of the department's RIFs have been held up by a July court order.
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Management
Trump may proceed with dismantling and mass layoffs at CFPB, court rules
About 90% of the agency's staff were expected to receive RIF notices.
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Workforce
Layoffs canceled at federal contractor oversight office, but questions remain about employee reassignments
Employees at the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs received a notice that they will get new job assignments rather than be removed from the civil service.
Management
Trump administration cuts to terrorism prevention departments could leave Americans exposed
COMMENTARY | The U.S. military and law enforcement's counterterrorism efforts are largely grounded in responding to threats, while the federal government's prevention efforts have largely been winnowed due to ongoing personnel reductions.
Oversight
Agency layoffs do not constitute illegal impoundments, GAO rules
RIFs are not themselves violations of federal spending law, watchdog says, though the administration is violating the law in other ways.
Workforce
USDA says reorg disfavors layoffs, predicts most employees will accept relocations
A significant percent more than a majority will come" to new locations, Agriculture Department official says.
Management
NSF slashes most career executive roles after shedding one-third of staff
The National Science Foundation is initiating a reduction in force for senior executives, but offering them opportunities to stay at the agency.
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Workforce
Court filing reveals which offices at 17 agencies the Trump administration had slated for layoffs
Some plans have changed, but the document shows new details on RIF plans.
Management
USDA to relocate thousands of staff outside Washington, consolidate dozens of offices
The Agriculture Department is slashing regional offices and centralizing staff into five new hubs across the country.
Workforce
Most Americans oppose RIFs, but a good-government group says anti-layoff messaging needs to be improved
A Partnership for Public Service researcher said that there needs to be more focus on the consequences of laying off federal employees versus the government workers themselves because “we found through our focus groups that there's not a lot of sympathy for civil servants losing their jobs.”
Workforce