Federal retirements really are sorted by hand in an old mine. Elon Musk knocked the system. – USA TODAY
Elon Musk on Tuesday referenced an old limestone mine, a completely similar system, that federal employee's retirement papers go its way. It's authentic and the retirement application is on paper. In rural areas of western Pennsylvania, hundreds of federal workers sit in a basement about 230 feet underground, where it's their job to process thousands […]
Trump administration sparks outcry as it continues to gut federal workforce – US politics live | Trump administration
Major unions and advocacy groups condemn mass shootings of probation employees The largest federal employee unions and government workforce advocacy groups have denounced the Trump administration's move to fire employees during probation. Everett Kellythe chairman of the United States Federation of Government Employees, accused the Trump administration of targeting new target workers in their positions […]
Trump, Musk fire thousands US government workers in federal purge
The US government has accelerated Reuters to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk with federal bureaucrats, union sources and employees familiar with their employees, according to thousands of people on Thursday at multiple agencies. They started firing people. The Veterans Affairs Bureau, which provides medical care to veterans, said it has given up more than […]
Trump and Musk launch mass layoffs of at several US federal agencies | Trump administration
In several US institutions, Donald Trump and Elon Musk have launched an unprecedented, large-scale plan to cut the federal workforce with the stated goal of reducing costs and increasing efficiency. A massive layoff is on the rise. Reuters first reported Thursday, the cancellation notices have been sent to employees of the Ministry of Education, Small […]
75K Federal Workers Take Buyout Offer
According to the Human Resources Administration, around 75,000 federal workers have accepted the White House's offer to “deferred resignation” and accept the offer to make the acquisition while it is being paid through September. The offer deadline ended Wednesday after a federal judge decided to end a temporary suspension to the program. The Boston-based judge's […]
Judge Hands Trump Admin Win On Federal Employee Payouts
US District Judge George O'Toole Jr. on Wednesday cleared a temporary freeze on the Trump administration's plan to provide payments to millions of federal employees, according to court filings. In an email sent by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on January 28, the Trump administration began offering federal employees for postponed compensation by […]
Federal judge allows Trump to push forward with buyouts for government workers
A federal judge on Wednesday refused to suspend the Trump administration's acquisition program for government workers, giving President Trump a significant victory in his push to reduce the size of the federal government. US District Judge George A. O'Toole has a union group sueing to block the so-called “deferred resignation” program, and will proceed with […]
Federal judge sides with Trump against unions and unfreezes buyouts for federal employees
Judge handed over President Donald Trump victory against a coalition of unions that filed a lawsuit against an offer to acquire federal employees. The Trump administration has stepped down a one-off purchase offer of $25,000 to employees to support efforts to reduce the size of the federal government. The union group filed a lawsuit to […]
President Donald Trump’s buyout offer to federal workers restored by judge
A federal judge made a decision Wednesday evening to restore President Donald Trump's postponed resignation program for federal workers. Massachusetts US District Judge George O'Toole has ruled. The postponed resignation program, also known as the administration's “Folk in the Road” offer, involved asking government workers to stay or leave after they mandated Trump to return […]
Trump names oil and gas advocate to lead agency that manages federal lands | Trump administration
Donald Trump has appointed a longtime representative of the oil and gas industry to oversee the agency that manages 4 billion acres of public lands concentrated in the Western states. Kathleen Sgamma, president of the Western Energy Alliance, Colorado-based petroleum industry and trade group, has been appointed Director of Land Management. A graduate of MIT, […]