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Workforce
VA to set caps on its workforce, eliminate positions and tighten controls on hiring
The Veterans Affairs Department secretary is creating a new "baseline" that cannot easily be exceeded, according to internal memo.
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.
Workforce
Secret Service is 73% short of the snipers it requires
Increasing needs have exacerbated "chronic understaffing," IG says.
Management
Trump moves to unilaterally withhold funds, drawing bipartisan calls of illegality
The standoff increases the likelihood of a shutdown, Democrats say.
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Workforce
Trump freezes most training for non-ICE federal law enforcement
The federal government's primary training center will only accommodate immigration enforcement hires through the end of the year.
Management
DOJ to grant itself authority to tap any attorney to serve as an immigration judge
The Trump administration is exerting more control over the immigration system as it erases existing standards for individuals who preside over cases during potentially unlimited six-month stints.
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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.
Workforce
Trump orders new federal hiring to fight crime in U.S. cities
The president tasked agencies with creating a new, specialized unit to focus on public safety.
Management
Federal law enforcement deployments are coming to other cities, Trump says
The president's authority to issue such deployments is unclear.
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Workforce
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.
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Workforce
Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill funds an unprecedented surge in federal law enforcement. Is it even possible?
Administration officials express confidence they can transform federal agencies with record-level hiring, even as they remain realistic about the challenge ahead of them.
Workforce
The Trump administration is considering notifying probationary employees they were fired for cause, actually
The proposal comes despite a new audit finding 99.5% of the 7,300 fired IRS probationers had received fully successful performance ratings, or no ratings at all.
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.
Workforce
Amid staffing cuts, Forest Service wants seasonal firefighters to work more hours this year
One employee says the Trump administration is "scared as hell about staffing" as it enters peak wildfire season.
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Management
After firing of BLS chief, Lutnick tells federal statisticians that independence is ‘nonsense’
Employees should only focus on accuracy and getting “the right answer,” Commerce secretary says.
Management
DOGE can maintain access to federal personnel data, court rules
The DOGE affiliates will also keep unfettered access to federal education and taxpayer information.
Management
Trump federalizes D.C. police, says takeover will enable federal employees to work in peace
Agency officials say federal staff are excited and prepared for new deployments.
Management
IRS chief to leave agency less than two months after assuming the role
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will take over, becoming the sixth person to head IRS in Trump's second term.
Management