An expert on the federal work force estimates that the speed and chaos of Mr. Musk’s cuts to the bureaucracy will cost taxpayers $135 billion this fiscal year.
Category: Government Employees
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Head of I.R.S. Being Ousted Amid Treasury’s Power Struggle With Elon Musk
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent complained to President Trump that the acting commissioner had been installed without his knowledge.
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Appeals Court Scales Back Freeze on Firing Consumer Bureau Employees
The order reversed some parts of an injunction a federal judge said was needed to prevent the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from being illegally dismantled.
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Supreme Court Pauses Ruling Requiring Rehiring of 16,000 Probationary Workers
A federal judge in California had ordered the Trump administration to rehire government employees fired as part of its efforts to slash the federal work force.
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U.S. Employers Added 228,000 Jobs in March, but Outlook Is Clouded
The gain was stronger than expected, though the impact of President Trump’s tariffs and other policies on the labor market has yet to play out.
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Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending
Russell T. Vought, leader of the Office of Management and Budget, aims to marry extreme austerity with his Christian values.
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Voice of America Director Sues Trump Officials Over Shutdown
The lawsuit by the director and journalists is the latest legal challenge to the administration’s bid to dismantle the government-funded broadcaster.
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Trump Cleaves Student Loan and Special Education Services From Education Dept.
President Trump said Friday that he was tasking other government entities with core functions of the Education Department as he moves to dismantle an agency conservatives have long criticized.