CISA Green-lights Workforce Reductions Despite Court Injunction Nov 6, 2025 | 2:29 pm The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is moving ahead with planned reductions in force (RIFs), even after a federal judge filed a preliminary injunction aimed at blocking many of the layoffs. […]
Trump Administration Lays Off Thousands of Federal Employees Oct 13, 2025 | 12:54 pm The Trump administration has laid off over 4,000 employees amid the ongoing government shutdown, according to a late Friday court filing from the administration. […]
White House Warns Federal Layoffs Are ‘Imminent’ due to Shutdown Oct 2, 2025 | 1:14 pm The White House is warning that layoffs of federal employees are “imminent” amid the ongoing government shutdown, and the number of affected employees could be in the thousands. […]
White House Tips Hand on Agencies Slated for RIFs Jul 25, 2025 | 12:09 pm New court documents filed by the Trump administration on Thursday reveal which specific offices were slated – at least as of earlier this year – for layoffs as part of the administration’s Federal agency reduction-in-force (RIF) and reorganization plans. […]
Trump Administration Refuses to Share Agency RIF Plans in Court Jul 15, 2025 | 12:10 pm The Trump administration is refusing to comply with a Federal judge’s request for the administration to submit its agency reduction-in-force (RIF) plans to the court, and instead is arguing that last week’s Supreme Court decision on the issue “effectively ends” the case. […]
VA Cutting 30K Staff by September, Shelves Plan for Larger Layoffs Jul 8, 2025 | 12:23 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday afternoon that it is on track to reduce its workforce by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year (FY) 2025, eliminating the need for the agency’s previously planned mass layoffs. […]
Appeals Court Upholds Pause on Trump’s Mass Layoffs Jun 2, 2025 | 3:24 pm A Federal appeals court on Friday upheld an order that indefinitely blocks the Trump administration from implementing its large-scale layoff plans – also known as reductions in force (RIFs) – at most Federal government agencies. […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Mass Layoffs at Most Agencies May 23, 2025 | 11:49 am A Federal judge in San Francisco has issued an order that indefinitely blocks the Trump administration from implementing its large-scale layoff plans – also known as reductions in force (RIFs) – at most Federal government agencies. […]
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Agency RIFs May 12, 2025 | 3:22 pm A Federal judge in San Francisco has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from implementing its large-scale layoff plans – also known as reductions in force (RIFs) – across much of the Federal government. […]
CDC Disease Tracking System Modernization Jeopardized by Cuts Apr 3, 2025 | 9:13 am The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is in the middle of modernizing a data system responsible for tracking diseases across the nation, but recent layoffs and contract uncertainty have put the future of the critical system in jeopardy. […]
Hegseth Renews Plans to Shrink DoD Civilian Workforce Mar 31, 2025 | 2:42 pm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is renewing plans to shrink the Department of Defense’s (DoD) civilian workforce, including reopening of the agency’s early retirement program. […]
VA Plans to Cut About 72K Employees, 15% of Workforce Mar 6, 2025 | 3:14 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Wednesday that it plans to cut roughly 72,000 employees from its rolls, or about 15 percent of its workforce. […]
How Mass Firings Are ‘Destroying’ the Federal Government’s Brand Feb 24, 2025 | 3:43 pm The Trump administration’s recent mass firings of thousands of Federal employees have “destroyed” the Federal government’s brand and will damage recruiting efforts for years to come, according to the Partnership for Public Service. […]
Federal Firings, Resignations Edge Toward 100,000 Mark Feb 21, 2025 | 1:58 pm Thousands more Federal employees have been fired over the past week, with almost 7,000 employees at the IRS losing their jobs amid tax filing season. […]
Over 12,000 Federal Employees Cut in Recent Layoffs Feb 17, 2025 | 4:04 pm Although the exact number of Federal employees who have been – or will be – affected by widespread layoffs instituted the Trump administration is not immediately clear, recent reports suggest the current number of cuts tops 12,000. […]
Trump Order Aims to Slash Fed Civilian Workforce Via Layoffs Feb 11, 2025 | 10:18 pm President Donald Trump late on Tuesday issued an executive order that aims to make deep cuts to the Federal government civilian workforce via “reductions in force” – more commonly known as layoffs. […]