Imagine having to leave your job in just 30 minutes. That's what happened to some federal workers due to recent layoffs. The Trump administration's plan to shrink the federal workforce led to a swift and unexpected exit for many employees. The goal? To make the government more efficient and cut costs. Some people, like Elon Musk, even suggested getting rid o...
The federal workforce, the country’s largest employer, is facing significant changes. The administration has ordered agencies to terminate nearly all probationary employees who haven’t yet gained civil service protection. This move could affect hundreds of thousands of workers. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the US Forest Service are among the first ...
A surprising move shook up the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on a Thursday afternoon. Recent hires, those who had been working for less than a year or two, found themselves out of a job. This wasn't an isolated incident; it's part of a bigger trend across various government agencies. The Trump administration has been actively looking for ways to reduc...
General Services Administration(“GSA”) employee records were basically being used without permission. Is that possible? An IBM employee got a peculiar request to share on GSA's 14, 000 employees. The request to obtain human resources records for all employees of the GSA was odd. The GSA wasn't thinking of this. GSA already had full access to the data, but t...
The Trump presidency has kicked off with a bang, shaking up the federal workforce. In just a few weeks, tens of thousands of workers have been affected by drastic changes. There are two main reasons to look at this. First, key staff have been fired, and departments have been frozen in their tracks. This is all part of Trump's plan to downsize the government. Big nam...
President Donald Trump is making big changes in the federal workforce. He's going after employees who focus on diversity and inclusion, as well as those who work on policies. This is happening very quickly, just days after he started his new term. These moves are worrying federal workers and their unions. They fear for their jobs and the work they do for the public. ...
On Monday, Donald Trump kicked off his second presidential term with a bang. While parading through Washington, D. C. 's Capital One Arena, he signed several executive orders and presidential actions. These moves included withdrawing the U. S. from the Paris climate agreement, reversing Biden's decisions on Cuba and some regulations, and mandating federal employees t...
Ever wondered how the government spends our tax dollars? Well, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, the dynamic billionaire duo heading the newly minted Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), are on a mission to chop at least $2 trillion off the federal budget. They're eyeing big targets like the IRS, Department of Education, FBI, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bu...
As the new year approaches, federal employees are steeling themselves for a storm. President Donald Trump's new team, led by tech moguls Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, aims to slash government spending by $2 trillion. This includes trimming the nearly 3 million-strong civil service workforce. But there's a significant hurdle: federal labor unions. About 25% of federa...
You might be thinking, "What's the big deal about some agreement? " Well, this one's pretty important! It lets Trump's team talk to government workers and get some secret info before he becomes president again. This means less chaos when he takes over on January 20th. But hold up, Trump's team isn't using special government emails or phones yet. They'll just have to ...