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As more federal workers join the ranks of the unemployed, they face a challenging job market. Unemployment claims from laid-off federal workers looking for new jobs are up nearly 60% year-over-year.
OPM told its agency watchdog that it has taken steps to ensure the Postal Service Health Benefits Program remains adequately staffed and funded but failed to provide any evidence that it had actually done so.
President Donald Trump announced a 50% tariff to punish Brazil. What else to know: Trump released another flurry of tariff threat letters. And he praised the “good English” of the leader of Liberia, where English is the official language. Federal workers fear Trump will fire them following a Supreme Court ruling.
Trump extended a federal hiring freeze until Oct. 15, with exceptions for the military, immigration enforcement and national security.
President Donald Trump’s megabill is now a megalaw with wide-reaching implications for many Americans. Trump has touted that his tax and spending law will boost the economy and put more money in people’s pockets, especially for hourly workers.
Some Triangle workers are barred from all agency duties after signing a letter dissenting Environmental Protection Agency policies under the Trump administration.
Fired government bureaucrats with regime change experience abroad are reportedly applying those skills domestically against President Trump's administration.
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to bring back the workers, but they remain effectively on leave.