IRS firings have begun. Tax evasion enforcement could be hit especially hard.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Business Insider) — The Internal Revenue Service is the latest target for slashing the federal workforce, with some probationary workers saying…
Federal layoffs hit Grant County; more cuts expected
PRAIRIE CITY, OR (Blue Mountain Eagle) — Ryan McKnab liked his job as a wildlife biologist on the Malheur National Forest’s Prairie City Ranger District. But now he’ll…
Musk says all federal employees need to explain their work immediately — or be let go
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Politico) — All federal government employees will have to share what they’ve been working on in the last week or face dismissal, Elon Musk said Saturday.…
Musk Order to Federal Workers Dubbed Illegal, ‘Amateurish’
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Bloomberg Law) — The Trump administration’s weekend demand that federal workers describe their job accomplishments or face termination raises legal…
For fired fed workers, a rough road ahead
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Politico) — D.C.-based law firms that specialize in federal employment law say they have gotten thousands of requests from fired federal workers, including…
Federal employees told to justify jobs in email or Musk says they face dismissal
WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) — In President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s latest move targeting the federal workforce, employees began receiving emails Saturday afternoon asking…
‘We are not partisan’: Federal worker unions fight DOGE cuts
WASHINGTON, D.C. (National Journal) — President Trump’s unprecedented flurry of executive orders targeting the federal bureaucracy has roiled the livelihoods of millions…
Fired probationary employees bring class-wide complaint to OSC
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — A group of probationary federal employees who were terminated by the Trump administration is asking the Office of Special Counsel…
They had glowing reviews before getting fired from their government jobs. Now they’re planning to fight back.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Business Insider) — Melanie Mattox Green’s most recent performance review in October lauded her “incredible” self-initiative,…
Lawsuit challenges Trump’s order for ‘large scale’ RIFs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Federal News Network) — Employee unions are challenging the Trump administration’s moves to fire vast swaths of the federal workforce, saying they…