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Only six agencies with at least 100 employees saw decreases in their job satisfaction score on the annual Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey.| Government Executive
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Agencies, already slashing workforce costs due to a constrained budget environment, are now reckoning with yet another short-term funding measure.| Government Executive
The House on Monday voted to unwind an unprecedented spending surge at IRS and Republicans promised more such efforts are on the way.| Government Executive
Congress’ refusal to provide additional funding for the Social Security Administration in September’s two-month continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown is kneecapping two tools that are key to combatting the agency’s customer service crisis.| Government Executive
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Russ Vought previously held the job and now says he wants federal workers to be "viewed as the villains."| Government Executive
Lawmakers are demanding Senate Republicans not move forward without full vetting, a process delayed by Trump's transition foot-dragging.| Government Executive
The president-elect's previous experience with a governmentwide 79-day halt to agency hiring could inform his new approach to the federal workforce, if those lessons still apply.| Government Executive
Employees’ physical and IT system access was deactivated at 3 p.m. ET on Thursday. On-site staff were also asked to quickly exit the Office of Personnel Management’s premises.| Government Executive
The Trump administration is ratcheting up its efforts to push federal workers out of government.| Government Executive
With just one week before the deadline, many federal workers are still unclear whether they can trust the Trump administration’s offer, or if they are even eligible for it.| Government Executive
Critical information about management of national security organizations| Government Executive
The White House’s plan to offer “deferred resignations” that pay departing federal employees their salary through Sept. 30 will likely run afoul of rules governing buyout payments.| Government Executive
Trump administration officials elected to bypass the regulatory process to rescind Biden-era rules aimed at barring Schedule F’s revival, setting up a bigger fight over the president's authority.| Government Executive
New memo could boost transfer of senior executives, as the president did on a limited basis in his first term.| Government Executive
The Merit Systems Protection Board reported that, so far this fiscal year, it has received 11,166 appeals, which is twice its typical workload. A backlog could emerge if a quorum is not restored to the agency to issue final decisions.| Government Executive
Vivek Ramaswamy, who has vowed to cut 75% of the federal workforce, will co-chair the initiative.| Government Executive
The government efficiency commissioners want to work with Congress to cement their reforms into law.| Government Executive
The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to move swiftly to lay off broad swaths of their workforces.| Government Executive
The Public Buildings Service, which handles government property, is currently experiencing sizable layoffs.| Government Executive
The order tasks agencies to work in conjunction with Elon Musk’s DOGE to dramatically scale back government capacity.| Government Executive
Trump’s government efficiency commission is reportedly sending staff around government, but its structure remains a mystery.| Government Executive
Thousands of employees were already let go as of Thursday, a number that is expected to skyrocket in the coming days.| Government Executive
Going forward, agencies are told to prioritize low performing probationers for firing. Some have already taken a different approach.| Government Executive
New federal workers are the easiest to fire and the administration is gathering information on their names, backgrounds, roles and performance.| Government Executive
After the first round of firings, the Defense Department will launch a review intended to cut the civilian workforce by 5 to 8%, an official said.| Government Executive
Here are the agencies where we have confirmed layoffs have taken or are about to take place. We will update as we learn more.| Government Executive
More cuts are coming. Staff in the Technology Transformation Services were told Thursday that their team will be halved.| Government Executive
President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading an initiative to reduce government spending, seek to shrink the federal workforce. Here are the departments and agencies where we have confirmed firings have taken place. We will update as we learn more.| Government Executive
The president-elect's vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.| Government Executive
The former president, who is reportedly mulling whether to launch a bid to return to the White House, told supporters Saturday that the president should be able to fire any executive branch employee at will.| Government Executive
The White House and agency councils are meeting to prepare for a potential transfer of power, though Trump has yet to name a transition director.| Government Executive
