Workforce

SSA head’s 3-month plan touts workforce reductions while calling for identity and AI investment

The acting commissioner at SSA said that he has “made some mistakes” and promised to learn from them in an email to staff Tuesday.

CISA works to contact probationary employees for reinstatement after court order

Trump officials have vowed to downsize the nation’s leading cybersecurity agency. Ex-officials have said the moves would be harmful to national security.

VA grants researchers 90-day reprieve from layoffs, but their futures remain uncertain

A department spokesperson said the temporary extensions “will ensure continuity of all research efforts while VA conducts a comprehensive assessment of ongoing research initiatives to evaluate their impact on Veteran health care.”

Agency guidance on ‘five accomplishments’ email still inconsistent

Bureaus inside DHS are still reviewing past submissions from staff and have instructed their workers to hold off on sending more updates.

‘5 bullet points’ email now a weekly task for Pentagon civilians

A short explanation of recent achievements is due every Tuesday, SecDef says in additional guidance.

CIA is terminating some probationary employees

Recent U.S. intelligence has signaled that foreign adversaries are increasing efforts to recruit disgruntled federal employees in sensitive national security roles.

Former intelligence officials denounce job cuts to federal cyber roles

In testimony before a House panel, they said the moves — which have largely affected the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — are harmful to national security.

GOP lawmaker calls for VA to ‘guarantee’ only underperformers are targeted in workforce layoffs

Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Mich., sent a letter to VA Secretary Doug Collins asking him to review the department’s workforce reduction process and consider reinstating laid-off personnel.

FTC removes around a dozen staff

Employees across the Federal Trade Commission’s offices were notified of the firings on Friday.

NIST fires over 70 probationary employees

Terminations also occurred at the National Technical Information Service, despite the California court ruling that the government's personnel agency doesn't have the authority to order firings.

NSF begins reinstating probationary employees

Following the federal court ruling, the Office of Personnel Management told agencies to begin the reinstatement of unlawfully terminated probationary employees.

GSA eliminates 18F

The latest workforce action at the General Services Administration includes the elimination of an entire tech team of around 90 employees.

Judge orders Trump administration to rescind directives on probationary employee firings

The administration did not have the authority to issue the dismissals, federal court rules.

Agencies to deliver large-scale RIF plans in two weeks

The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to move swiftly to lay off broad swaths of their workforces.

Breaking News

Top Social Security deputies leave amid rumored staff cuts

At least five of the eight regional heads have decided to leave as the mid-level worker-turned-acting commissioner is said to mull workforce reduction.

OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says

Sweeping terminations in OPM’s Office of Procurement Operations have fully halted agency contracting business and are likely to increase OPM’s operational risks, an internal email reads.

GSA takes ‘sledgehammer’ to workforce with planned layoffs

The agency’s acting administrator informed employees Monday that a reduction in force effort was impending.