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Cleared to Lay Off Workers, Some Federal Agencies Find Many Already Left
Tens of thousands of federal workers took a buyout deal that offered pay through Sept. 30 to employees who left their ...
Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with large-scale staff cuts for now
A U.S. district judge in San Francisco had temporarily blocked large-scale federal layoffs known as "reductions in force." ...
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State Department tells employees mass layoffs are imminent
State is poised to be the first agency to move forward with RIFs after receiving the Supreme Court's blessing.
State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump ...
Microsoft's recent round of layoffs to impact about 4% of its workforce
The tech giant intends to reduce organizational layers by having fewer managers and streamlining its products, procedures and ...
State lays off more than 1,300 people as Rubio pledges more efficiency
The cuts made good on one part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pledge to overhaul Foggy Bottom and root out what he ...
Microsoft to Cut 9,000 Workers in Second Round of 2025 Layoffs
The staggering costs of its AI investments threaten the tech giant's margins, prompting cost-cutting measures.
Trump Got the Green Light to Fire Federal Workers. Now, They Wait.
A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s ...
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VA on track to cut nearly 30K jobs by end of fiscal 2025, eliminating need for widespread RIF
VA Secretary Doug Collins said in March that VA’s goal was to cut 15% of its workforce, which would mean eliminating about 72 ...
Oregon to lay off 11% of ODOT staff and close nearly 14% of maintenance stations
The layoffs and other cuts are being made after Oregon lawmakers failed to pass a transportation package during the 2025 ...
State Department to begin layoffs in effort to downsize government
The department will begin issuing layoff notices to employees via email “in the coming days,” according to a staff memo obtained by The Washington Post.