Breaking News Workforce

IRS sends RIF notices as it begins widespread layoffs

The full timeline and scope of the cuts is unclear, but the first office to face them saw its workforce slashed by 75%.

Management

Top oversight Dem files resolution to demand answers from DOGE on AI use

The resolution of inquiry from Rep. Melanie Stansbury, D-N.M., would make the White House provide Congress with further information about DOGE’s use of federal data and AI.

Management

Some USDA RIF plans take shape as department warns employees of major cuts

Some regional offices are expected to be cut as some headquarters offices will be "hollowed out."

Management

Agencies may have to pay more for late contractor invoices due to Trump payment system overhaul

Stakeholders warned that the late payment issue could prompt companies to avoid doing business with the federal government.

Tech

Spending and workforce cuts will harm VA’s modernization work, Democrats say

Rep. Mark Takano, D-Calif., said cuts across VA are forcing the department “to decide between keeping staff on the floor, and investing in expensive equipment that may sit idle without enough personnel to operate it.”

Management

House Dems ‘extremely concerned’ VA workforce cuts will further hit researchers

Ten members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee are calling for VA Secretary Doug Collins to provide additional information about how term-limited researchers are being affected by workforce reduction efforts.

Workforce

Judge further protects most fired probationary feds, though some may be newly vulnerable

A federal court has expanded the duration of the firing reversals but narrowed their geographical impact. A related case is sitting before the Supreme Court.

Workforce

As agencies begin a second round of deferred resignations, unions revive legal challenge

The Housing and Urban Development Department became the latest agency to revive the controversial program that offers feds the chance to leave their jobs but continue being paid until Sept. 30.

Tech

Meet the former feds organizing against purported DOGE ‘destroyers’

We the Builders, a group of current and former federal employees, is trying to spread information and support feds under Trump 2.0.

Management

Trump administration moves to shutter mine safety offices in coal country

Miners and their advocates worry that DOGE's cuts to the Mine Safety and Health Administration will put them at risk.

Workforce

‘Gangster state’: Justice Department’s reorganization proposal slammed by Democrats

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives could be merged with the Drug Enforcement Administration and DOJ prosecutors focused on tax enforcement and government corruption would be potentially reassigned under the initial plan.

Transition

Musk and DOGE make the case for their efficiency, tech work

The DOGE team made statements that have been contradicted by agencies they're working for during a Thursday night interview on FOX.

Defense

Hegseth gives Defense leaders less than two weeks to lay out staffing cuts, changes

A Friday memo opens a new phase in the Defense secretary’s hurried effort to shrink the department's workforce.

Workforce

More USAID staff set to be cut as the Trump administration tries to move agency into the State Department

The president’s attempts to transfer the U.S. Agency for International Development into the State Department have prompted legal challenges.

Management

Dems call for Bisignano to withdraw as SSA tweaks controversial plan

The Social Security Administration announced Wednesday that the plan to end phone service for benefits applications and direct deposit changes will no longer apply to Americans filing for disability payments.

Breaking News Workforce

HHS to lay off 10,000 employees and cut overall workforce by 20,000

Some components will be hit harder than others as the department says it is still eyeing ways to further "streamline its operations and agencies."