[] The extensive layoffs of federal health workers that began on Tuesday will greatly curtail the scope and influence of the Centers for Disease Control […]
Tag: Layoffs and Job Reductions
Entire Staff Is Fired at LIHEAP
[] The Trump administration has abruptly laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the United States pay […]
Federal Judge Pauses Firing of Probationary Workers, But Not Nationwide
[] A federal judge in Maryland on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to stop firing probationary employees who live or work in 19 states and […]
With Painful Layoffs Ahead, Agencies Push Incentives to Quit
[] Federal agencies have accelerated their efforts to cut thousands of jobs, offering buyouts and eliminating entire offices as the Trump administration’s deadline to downsize […]
Transportation Dept. Renews Voluntary Buyouts for Work Force
[] The U.S. Transportation Department is giving employees a second opportunity to voluntarily resign as part of the Trump administration’s continued efforts to downsize the […]
Federal Health Workers Make Up Less Than 1% of Agency Spending
A few days ago, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, embarked on a media tour to defend his decision to lay off thousands of […]
Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
Hundreds of federal health workers, including doctors in senior leadership positions, began hearing early Tuesday morning that they are losing their jobs, part of a […]
No Toilet Paper and No Privacy: Returning to the Office, Federal Workers Walk Into Chaos
For some federal employees, returning to the office has meant an expansion of their duties to include cleaning toilets and taking out the trash. For […]
Trump Administration Has Begun a War on Science, Researchers Say
Some 1,900 leading researchers accused the Trump administration in an open letter on Monday of conducting a “wholesale assault on U.S. science” that could set […]
Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn
President Trump’s tariffs could drive up prices. His efforts to reduce the federal work force could increase unemployment. But ask economists which of the administration’s […]