The ‘Muskification’ of the federal government is in full swing
In November 2022, days after Elon Musk took control of the company then called Twitter, employees received an email with the subject line: “A fork in the road.” Now he’s turned his attention to the US government,
Federal-Worker Buyouts May Make Government As Broken As X
Musk tried a similar scheme after his takeover of Twitter. What could go wrong with applying it to millions of federal workers?
Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in effort to shrink government
The email sent to employees says those who leave their posts voluntarily will receive about eight months of salary, but they have to chose to do so by Feb 6.
Federal Government Workers React to Trump's RTO mandate
Donald Trump's executive order mandates federal employees return to the office for work, sparking frustration for some workers.
Federal worker buyout FAQs: What to know about Trump’s plans to shrink US government
The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts to all federal employees — one of several sweeping changes implemented by President Donald Trump in the first days of his second administration. Here's what to know.
How Trump is stretching laws to make the federal government more political
The White House is exploiting, and sometimes outright ignoring, the arcane laws, rules and regulations that have long protected the civil service of 2.3 million from a political takeover.
Elon Musk Is Running the Twitter Playbook on the Federal Government
Elon Musk is only one week into his role in President Donald Trump’s new administration, but the US federal government is already rolling out the Twitter playbook to manage its spending and personnel.
Trump's government-worker buyouts are feeling a lot like Twitter 2022
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff in 2022.
The Elon-ification of the federal government
A workforce discombobulated by chaotic recent events receives an email with the subject line "Fork in the Road." Inside, a deadline to quit or commit to the new mission. That's the scenario Twitter employees faced in Nov.
Federal employees are ping-ponging between outrage, despair, and confusion as Trump's payout offer hits inboxes
One federal employee who voted for Trump twice said they "had hope that he would fulfill his promises." After the payout ...
Here's what the federal government does for you
As pandemonium descended Tuesday after the Trump administration directed a freeze on federal funding, the chaos drove home a ...
South Bend government, agencies react to potential federal freeze on grant money
Although rescinded, an order to freeze disbursement of federal grant money would have cost the city of South Bend "tens of ...
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Chaos reigns across government as Trump freezes large swaths of federal spending
"It is blatantly unconstitutional," one senator says as agencies grapple with pausing nearly all grants and loan programs.
Trump White House reverses course, rescinds freeze on federal grants
The White House budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing federal grants, according to a copy of a new memo ...
Trump orders federal government not to fund or assist with gender transitions for youth
President Donald Trump directed the federal government not to help with gender transitions for individuals under the age of ...
As Trump seeks to reshape the federal workforce, unions blast his Schedule F plan
Trump executive order that reclassifies career civil servants risks politicizing thousands of government jobs, critics say.
Trump's buyout offer to government workers mirrors Elon Musk's 'extremely hardcore' layoff strategy at Twitter
The new administration is emailing government employees draft resignation letters. Musk sent a similar email to Twitter staff ...