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Workforce
Thousands of layoffs to hit Interior, National Parks imminently
Employees fear diminished capacity after RIFs are tacked on to existing mass exodus.
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.
Workforce
Interior solicits employees' resumes in preparation for widespread layoffs
A reorganization and consolidation effort is expected to begin within two weeks and employees are already heading for the exits in droves.
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Management
White House pitches layoffs, local office closures and program eliminations at USDA
“These are the people that are directly where the farmers are,” one official says of the planned cuts.
Management
Interior Department to consolidate functions across the country, leading to widespread layoffs
Changes are expected to be implemented in the coming weeks.
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Workforce
USDA to slash headquarters, other staff and relocate some to new 'hubs' around the country
Mass layoffs at the Agriculture Department coming within weeks, with Washington facing significant cuts but regional employees also seeing reductions.
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."
Pay & Benefits
Interior Department offers buyouts, early outs to staff as it looks to build housing on federal lands
DOI will work with HUD to identify lands to offload for the development of affordable homes.
Management
What does the Interior secretary do?
The Interior secretary manages vast lands that all Americans share − and can sway the balance between conservation and development.
Management
Trump says he’ll move thousands of federal workers out of Washington. Here’s what happened the first time he tried
The Bureau of Land Management’s headquarters moved from the capital to Colorado in 2020, causing an exodus of leadership. If elected, Trump plans to use the same tactic across more of the federal government.
Workforce
Court dismisses criminal charges against federal firefighter arrested while conducting official duties
The arrest and subsequent indictment of a federal supervisor doing his job had caused panic within the workforce and has some concerned the damage will be difficult to reverse.
Workforce
‘Unprecedented’ indictment of federal firefighter leads employees to question their liabilities
A workforce is panicking after a local sheriff arrested a federal supervisor doing his job.
Management
Gold, silver and lithium mining on federal land doesn’t bring in any royalties to the US Treasury – because of an 1872 law
Hard rock minerals like gold, silver, copper and lithium on public lands belong to the American public, but under a 150-year-old law, the U.S. gives them away for free.
Oversight
Key federal agencies mostly followed procedure on Jan. 6, IG finds
The National Park Service could have taken more steps to prevent risks, auditor says, though organizer's lies made the planning more challenging.
Management
Congress temporarily averts shutdown, but agencies still feel the pain
"Everything just stops," employees say of the devastating impacts of near shutdowns.
Workforce
On shutdown eve, the Biden administration adjusts furlough plans at some agencies
Fewer government services will be available during a funding lapse than previously expected.
Oversight
Overhaul Federal Permitting as Part of the Debt Limit Deal? Not as Easy as It Sounds.
Time is running out for a deal on permitting legislation to be included in a debt limit bill.
Management
The National Park Service Considers a Digital Park Pass
Making a digital option for the American the Beautiful pass series that would live on mobile phone wallets is a goal shared by Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Angus King, I-Maine, who introduced a bill that would require digital passes in February.
Management
Principal Historian Turkiya Lowe Is Reshaping How the National Park Service Tells the American Story
Lowe, the first Black person and the first woman to oversee the history taught in the parks system, is focused on everyday people and unsung heroes.
Oversight