Management

NIH director bemoans RIFs, mocks ‘5 things’ email and says agency shoulders blame for COVID outbreak in first address

New agency head also says some laid off employees may be recalled, including to help address supply shortages at labs and medical centers.

Workforce

The Trump administration is pausing RIFs but probationary firings are resuming

Some agencies have walked back their layoffs, but the court order spurring that action is not preventing re-firings.

Management

The Trump administration is staffing up parts of FAA, it’s also incentivizing thousands of departures and threatening layoffs

More than 2,700 employees have indicated they want to take an incentive offer to leave the agency, though the final number is subject to change.

Exclusive Workforce

CDC to cut one employee for each it is recalling from layoffs

The agency returned around 300 staff and plans to soon cut an additional 300 in response.

Exclusive Oversight

NDAs for VA employees working on staff reduction plans prompts House Dems probe

The use of non-disclosure agreements could "chill employees from disclosing violations of waste, fraud and abuse," top oversight Democrat says.

Management

Trump administration tells court publicly releasing its mass layoff plans would hurt recruiting and retention

A judge's order pausing those layoffs is having varying effects at agencies, with at least one temporarily undoing RIF actions.

Workforce

Most major agencies must pause RIFs for at least two weeks, judge orders

Court finds the Trump administration has likely acted unlawfully in instituting widespread layoffs.

Exclusive Management

State Dept. cuts poised to be more severe than previously outlined with 3,400 employees on the chopping block

There were bipartisan concerns from lawmakers about a planned break-up of the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, according to meeting notes. Office eliminations are expected by June 2.

Management

IRS reverses staffing gains made under Biden

The tax agency has shed over 20,000 employees through the deferred resignation program, and more significant cuts are still expected.

Exclusive Workforce

Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently

Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.

Workforce

Lawmakers raise bipartisan concerns over VA RIFs as secretary says he may alter plans

VA secretary says he could end up cutting fewer than the proposed 80,000 employees, but the final tally could be greater as well.

Workforce

19 states sue Trump administration over mass layoffs at HHS

States argue key programs on which they have relied are no longer operating and ask the court to reinstate workers.

Management

‘Biohazard’: Forest Service employees warn cuts having devastating, and disgusting, impacts

DOGE is holding up contracts across government and it's affecting everything from firefighting to toilet cleaning.

Management

The biggest takeaways from Trump's cut-filled FY26 budget

See which agencies suffer the most significant reductions as Trump seeks to slash non-defense agencies by 22%.

Workforce

Selected federal hiring sprees included in House Republicans’ sweeping tax cut package

Several agencies across government would receive tens of billions of dollars to hire tens of thousands of employees.

Workforce

NASA preparing for steep workforce cuts but hopeful it can avoid more layoffs

The agency is still planning for lunar missions and to keep all of its centers open, though it will likely do so with fewer employees.

Workforce

Some DHS employees told to send selfies to prove they are in-office as department suddenly ends remote work

Employees are not being promised a place to work, but must report to any nearby office and ask if there is space for them.

Management

Justice Dept. rescinds rules safeguarding media from government seizures

The rules, first issued under former Attorney General Merrick Garland, gave members of the press protections from legal mechanisms to obtain sensitive data linked to their reporting.