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OPM strips civil service protections from 50,000 federal workers

Feb 5, 2026

OPM strips civil service protections from 50,000 federal workers

Everett Kelley

Scott Kupor

Donald Trump

Skye Perryman

Federal worker unions sue Trump to block FEMA staffing cuts affecting thousands of employees

Jan 28, 2026

Federal worker unions sue Trump to block FEMA staffing cuts affecting thousands of employees

Everett Kelley

Russell Vought

Jared Moskowitz

State Dept. refuses to rescind 250 Foreign Service layoffs

Jan 9, 2026

State Dept. refuses to rescind 250 Foreign Service layoffs

Everett Kelley

Donald Trump

Senate bill reverses Trump's 4,000 federal layoffs, bars new firings through January

Nov 9, 2025

Senate bill reverses Trump's 4,000 federal layoffs, bars new firings through January

Everett Kelley

Trump says mass layoffs will be "Democrat oriented," announces "a lot" of firings

Oct 10, 2025

Trump says mass layoffs will be "Democrat oriented," announces "a lot" of firings

Everett Kelley

Donald Trump

Russell Vought

Kiran Ahuja

Don Beyer

OMB memo questions automatic back pay for furloughed federal workers

Oct 7, 2025

OMB memo questions automatic back pay for furloughed federal workers

Everett Kelley

Russell Vought

USDA orders 2,600 employees to relocate or resign from Washington

Jul 25, 2025

USDA orders 2,600 employees to relocate or resign from Washington

Everett Kelley

Brooke Rollins

Suhas Subramanyam

Robert Garcia

Kweisi Mfume

OPM strips civil service protections through Schedule F executive order

Apr 18, 2025

OPM strips civil service protections through Schedule F executive order

Everett Kelley

Donald Trump

OPM fires 200,000 probationary workers under new federal rules

Jan 25, 2025

OPM fires 200,000 probationary workers under new federal rules

Everett Kelley

Donald Trump

Jon Ossoff

OPM implements Schedule F affecting 50,000 career positions

Jan 20, 2025

OPM implements Schedule F affecting 50,000 career positions

Everett Kelley

Donald Trump