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State Department cuts hit cyber diplomats doing international engagements

Impacted units in the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy include the Office of Bilateral and Regional Affairs and Office of Strategy, Programs and Communications.

State Department lays off 1,350 employees

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy and walk back growth over the last 25 years.

Judge says she’s not done with RIF case just yet

After Supreme Court lifts injunction, lower court moves to examine legality of individual agency layoff plans

DHS intelligence office halts staff cuts after stakeholder backlash

Pushback from law enforcement associations and Jewish orgs came after Nextgov/FCW first reported plans to shed most staff within a core DHS intelligence unit.

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Federal agencies can resume mass layoffs, Supreme Court rules

Many agencies across government are expected to swiftly implement workforce cuts.

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VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only

Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing reductions.

Trump admin faces multi-front pushback on reported plans to cut most of DHS intel bureau

Jewish community and law enforcement organizations have asked the Trump administration’s top security chiefs to preserve the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis after Nextgov/FCW reported its plans to severely reduce its workforce.

More than 60,000 feds are still waiting for their 2025 pay raise

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision last spring to shutter a slew of advisory committees has imperiled already enacted pay raises for federal employees in blue collar jobs.

Trump nominates Ryan Cote to serve as VA’s new IT chief

Cote previously served as the Department of Transportation’s CIO for two years during the first Trump administration.

Senate panel advances Trump’s national cyber director nominee

Sean Cairncross now faces a vote in the full Senate. He was widely expected to advance out of committee.

Cyber Command executive director departs for expected role in private sector

Morgan Adamski’s place as the top civilian lead in the combatant command will be filled by NSA official Patrick Ware, amid vast leadership changes at the nation’s top hacking unit.

State Dept. further prepares for mass layoffs even as court block remains

A judge specified last month that State, like most major agencies, cannot yet move forward with RIFs.

HUD to move into the National Science Foundation headquarters, no current plan on where to relocate NSF employees

The Department of Housing and Urban Development had previously announced its intention to sell its current headquarters, which requires more than $500 million in maintenance repairs.

Maryland already seeing ‘big impact’ from federal DOGE cuts

Cuts thus far in 2025 are hitting as hard as two years of federal sequestration cuts a decade ago, state Comptroller Brookie Lierman said. Maryland is now looking to further diversify its economy.

Trump watchdog nominees draw congressional scrutiny for political histories

Labor inspector general nominee and former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, R-N.Y., praised President Donald Trump during his confirmation hearing, while Veterans Affairs IG nominee Cheryl Mason, who was a senior advisor to VA Secretary Doug Collins, said she wasn’t involved in any decisions at the department.

Former USAID official, three contractors plead guilty in $550M bribery scheme

Their decades-long conspiracy involved rigged contracts, NBA tickets, mortgage payments, securities fraud and cash.