OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs
A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of
White House formally instructs agencies to prepare for 'large-scale' layoffs
The Trump administration is directing federal agencies to begin preparations for large-scale layoffs and restructuring, and submit plans by March 13, according to a memo.
Trump memo tells federal agencies how to conduct mass layoffs
The Trump administration moved forward Wednesday with its plans to conduct large-scale layoffs across agencies, the latest move to downsize the federal workforce.
US federal agencies directed to work with DOGE on mass layoff plans, memo shows
The Trump administration has instructed agencies to work with "Department of Government Efficiency team leads" to identify targets for mass layoffs as part of restructuring plans due on March 13, a memo showed on Wednesday.
White House tells federal agencies to draft plan for mass layoffs
President Donald Trump has ordered all federal agencies to begin drafting plans for mass layoffs in their departments. It's the latest push from the president as he works to clear thousands of workers from the federal payroll.
Trump Administration Orders Agencies to Plan for Sweeping Layoffs
The White House sent a memo to agency heads instructing them to submit plans for ‘large-scale reductions in force’ and by March 13.
Judge says OPM memo directing mass firings of probationary workers was unlawful
U.S. District Judge William Alsup said no law gave the Office of Personnel Management the authority to direct other federal ...
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OPM seeks RIF, gives remote employees option to relocate to new duty station
OPM employees working remotely can decline the management-directed reassignment, but with the understanding their choice will result in termination proceedings.
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Trump demands plans for large-scale layoffs of more federal workers
The Trump administration on Wednesday ordered all federal departments and agencies to submit reorganization plans outlining ...
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Federal agencies told to submit "reorganization plans," prepare for mass firings
In the memo, the heads of the Office of Management and Budget and the Office of Personnel Management asked agencies to submit these plans by March 13 and to prepare for "reductions in force." ...
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Reduction In Force Directions Raise Questions Of How National Park Service Will Respond
Directions from the Office of Management and Budget and Office of Personnel Management on how federal agencies should craft ...
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OPM memo claims some agency telework policies are ‘unlawful’
Agency leaders’ return-to-office plans, meanwhile, are due to OPM and the Office of Management and Budget by Friday. Russell Vought, the nominee to lead OMB, foreshadowed the Trump ...
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Some agencies begin purges of recent hires even as OPM directs federal offices to pump the brakes
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent termination notices on Tuesday to all staff still in their probationary periods, an Office of Management and Budget spokesperson confirmed ...
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Office of Personnel Management CFO, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, pushed out of role
The Office of Personnel Management’s chief financial officer, who manages more than $1 trillion in funds, was pushed out this week, two sources with knowledge of the situation told CNN.
OPM illegally ordered agencies to fire ‘probationary’ federal employees, judge rules
The ruling is a setback for the Trump administration’s ongoing effort to dramatically shrink the federal workforce.