Workforce

State Department lays off 1,350 employees

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy and walk back growth over the last 25 years.

Workforce

State Department tells employees mass layoffs are imminent

State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.

Updated Workforce

Judge says she’s not done with RIF case just yet

After Supreme Court lifts injunction, lower court moves to examine legality of individual agency layoff plans

Workforce

Trump's pick to lead NOAA pledges to restaff weather service

Nominee says he would work to undo the workforce cuts from the last few months, though the process could take time.

Updated Management

Federal agencies can resume mass layoffs, Supreme Court rules

Many agencies across government are expected to swiftly implement workforce cuts.

Workforce

Trump extends hiring freeze for 3 more months

Most agencies will now face a moratorium on hiring at least through mid-October after Trump issues his third freeze order.

Oversight

Schumer requests probe into impact of staffing cuts on Texas flood response

The Trump administration denies the hundreds of reductions to the National Weather Service workforce had any effect on preparations.

Breaking News Workforce

VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only

Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing reductions.

Management

Trump’s science order faces scrutiny from scientists and lawmakers

Critics are raising alarms over the Restoring Gold Standard Science executive order, saying the updated guidelines could weaken safeguards meant to keep politics out of federal research.

Workforce

Mass layoffs likely to remain blocked, for now, thanks to a Supreme Court footnote

The Trump administration is cheering a SCOTUS ruling and its impact on the federal workforce, but attorneys on a key reduction-in-force case say its impact on feds is currently limited.

Management

Cuts to FEMA and other agencies will lead to slow disaster response, former administrator says

“It just slows down the entire response and delays the recovery process from starting,” the previous FEMA chief said.

Management

Withholding agency funds at the end of the year under consideration, White House says

OMB Director Russ Vought tells lawmakers the administration has "numerous options" to achieve savings.

Workforce

State Dept. further prepares for mass layoffs even as court block remains

A judge specified last month that State, like most major agencies, cannot yet move forward with RIFs.

Workforce

National Parks scramble to fill top leadership positions, but fix could create more vacancies

The agency is also struggling to recruit staff for front-line positions as the parks hit their busiest season.

Exclusive Management

DOGE holds meetings with White House, new postal leadership and Treasury to discuss reforming USPS

Internal documents reveal a series of meetings with far-reaching impacts for the future of the Postal Service.

Exclusive Management

‘Censorship:’ See the National Park visitor responses after Trump requested help deleting ‘negative’ signage

The administration asked for help erasing language on park displays that failed to emphasize American grandeur, but visitors have not identified any examples.

Workforce

CDC has shed one-quarter of staff even as it recalls some laid off workers

Agency tells court that states are not suffering "irreparable harm" from cuts even as agency leaders lament "operational disruptions" and "loss of expertise and capacity."

Breaking News Workforce

Trump administration resumes layoffs, targeting National Archives staff

Employees warn of impacts at presidential libraries and on records retrieval.

Breaking News Workforce

Judge blocks State Department layoffs

The Trump administration has sought special dispensation to imminently cut staff at State, but employees won a—potentially short-lived—reprieve.