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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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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters as he walks from his office to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 9, 2026. Congress is facing a Friday deadline to fund the Homeland Security Department, while language preventing reductions in force is also set to expire.
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Congress paused all federal layoffs for 3 months. That's set to change this week
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Just before the shutdown began, Defense Department officials released guidance that around 55% of its 740,000-plus civilian employees would work through the funding lapses, while the rest would be placed on furlough.
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Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t
Some IRS information technology employees will now evaluate and research records to answer inquiries from individual taxpayers or analyze tax returns to help correct accounts, the agency told impacted staff. 
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IRS tasks more staff without any tax experience to process tax returns
 On Thursday, OPM Director Scott Kupor told reporters that Schedule F was “not about political appointments or terminations.”
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Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
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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.
Workforce
Federal Workforce Reduction Tracker
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., talks with reporters as he walks from his office to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 9, 2026. Congress is facing a Friday deadline to fund the Homeland Security Department, while language preventing reductions in force is also set to expire.
Workforce
Congress paused all federal layoffs for 3 months. That's set to change this week
Exclusive
Just before the shutdown began, Defense Department officials released guidance that around 55% of its 740,000-plus civilian employees would work through the funding lapses, while the rest would be placed on furlough.
Defense
Some Army civilians worked during the shutdown—and were told to say they didn’t
Some IRS information technology employees will now evaluate and research records to answer inquiries from individual taxpayers or analyze tax returns to help correct accounts, the agency told impacted staff. 
Workforce
IRS tasks more staff without any tax experience to process tax returns
 On Thursday, OPM Director Scott Kupor told reporters that Schedule F was “not about political appointments or terminations.”
Workforce
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F
sponsor content
How government can rethink its approach to IT modernization
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