OPM wants agencies to prioritize employees’ performance, not tenure, during RIFs
Agencies would make layoff decisions based more highly on federal employees’ performance, rather than how long they have…
Federal employees’ options for appealing adverse actions headed for an overhaul
Federal employees are on the verge of major changes to their options for challenging agencies’ adverse personnel actions,…
How staffing cuts in 2025 transformed the federal workforce
As a tumultuous year for the federal workforce comes to a close, many employees are in a much…
Post-shutdown, here’s how soon federal employees can expect back pay
Following the longest shutdown in U.S. history, the federal workforce is now trying to get back to at…
Uncertainty over back pay, RIFs deepening apprehension for federal employees under shutdown
For many federal employees, the current government shutdown is even less certain than past ones — in large…
Despite failed Senate vote, lawmakers ‘hopeful’ for reaching bipartisan agreement to pay feds
A Republican measure to immediately pay federal employees who are working without pay under the shutdown failed to…
Trump Proceeds With Some Shutdown Layoffs After Court Freeze (1)
The Trump administration says it’s moving forward with hundreds of planned federal worker layoffs, but will hold off…
Department of Interior to Start Layoffs Monday, Union Says (1)
The Department of Interior is preparing mass layoffs beginning Monday despite a federal judge’s order prohibiting firings due…
Court blocks Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs for federal employees
A judge is temporarily blocking the Trump administration from carrying out its latest round of federal employee layoffs…
Former federal employees join Democrats to rally against coming RIFs
Now in the third week of the partial government shutdown, tensions are rising rapidly over the impending wave…
Federal employees brace for first partial paychecks as shutdown continues
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees are set to receive reduced paychecks, now on day 10 of the…
House Democrats launch probe into government shutdown layoff plans
As federal employees face growing threats of layoffs under the partial government shutdown, House Democrats are pressuring Trump…