#federal-employment

#federal-employment

The Supreme Court's shadow docket decision in McMahon v New York enables the Trump administration to proceed with abolishing the Education Department and firing 1,400 employees.

According to the report, DOGE-related efforts remain the leading reason given for job cut announcements this year.

The increase of job openings to nearly 7.4 million in April exceeded expectations, reflecting a cautious labor market as companies retain employees while awaiting Trump-era policy impacts.

We're looking to have AI agents perform tasks currently handled by tens of thousands of federal workers, potentially automating many roles in the government.

The proposed regulations would revive Schedule F, allowing 50,000 federal workers to be stripped of civil service protections, making them at-will employees.

"The email outlined the Deferred Resignation Program, which allowed employees to resign voluntarily while receiving full pay and benefits through September 30. We had until February 6 to decide."

Americans have been losing confidence in the US economy, adding to an emerging vibecession amid a cooling but still fairly strong labor market.

"Things are magnified in a small community," said Tonya Dowse, executive director of the Siskiyou Economic Development Council, highlighting the significant effects of federal employment on small towns.

New York wants you! The signs read in all capital letters.

Federal jobs, with their stability and comparatively good benefits, were once a pathway to the American dream for many workers, especially for Black professionals like Jackson.

I desperately want to return to my job... I don't want to be on administrative leave, in limbo, for some unknown duration of time.

CISA is moving to reinstate the staffers it fired, especially those on probation, after a judge ruled their termination unlawful, placing them on paid leave.

Federal agencies are in a labor-intensive process unwinding firings of over 24,000 employees following court orders, reinstating those wrongly terminated.

"We've given so much to this place and we've created a life here, and that's being taken away dishonestly."

They sacrificed so much to protect our country, to defend our freedom. Now they've been kicked to the curb.