OPM data overhaul reveals deeper federal workforce insights
A new data platform from the Office of Personnel Management reaffirms the significant reshaping the federal workforce experienced…
Federal judge blocks imminent State Dept layoffs, as unions seek to reverse RIFs at other agencies
Update: This story was updated at 7:30 p.m. Eastern on Dec. 4, 2025, after a federal judge granted…
More than 3,600 feds get notice their shutdown RIFs are rescinded
More than 3,600 feds get notice their shutdown RIFs are rescinded In total, 3,605 federal workers got notice…
Education Dept soft-launches employee reassignments to other agencies, in latest step of closure plans
The Education Department, in the latest step of the Trump administration’s plan to dismantle the agency, has begun…
Agencies prepare to bring back furloughed staff, rescind layoffs as shutdown comes to an end
Agencies are telling furloughed federal employees that they’re expected to show up Thursday morning, now that House lawmakers…
Federal employees get second RIF notice after agencies brought them back
With no deal in sight to end the second-longest government shutdown, federal employees facing layoffs and furloughs say…
Interior Department reveals plans to lay off more than 2,000 employees
Interior Department reveals plans to lay off more than 2,000 employees The planned RIFs are barred for a…
See where Interior is planning to lay off 2,000 employees
The Interior Department on Monday revealed it was planning more than 2,000 layoffs that are now paused under…
Court extends restraining order to shield more feds from shutdown RIFs
A federal judge on Friday moved to protect more federal employees from being fired during the ongoing government…
Despite layoff threat, some feds see government shutdown as an opportunity to push back on Trump’s ‘lawlessness’
With the U.S. Capitol dome as background, Helen Luryi, a former Labor Department employee who lost her job…
Feasibility of RIFs around a government shutdown called into question
The Trump administration is taking a more aggressive approach than usual to what would happen in a government…
State Department tells employees mass layoffs are imminent
The State Department notified employees Thursday evening that widespread layoffs would be taking place “soon,” formally moving to…