Trump, joined by Musk in Oval Office, orders up big cuts in federal workforce
Musk called the federal bureaucracy an "unelected, fourth, unconstitutional branch of government" that must be held accountable.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.
Trump executive order vows substantial cuts to federal workforce
The executive order directs agency heads, after the hiring freeze expires, to recruit no more than one employee for every four who leave the federal government,
Trump Directs DOGE to Shrink Federal Workforce: Read Full Executive Order
Trump's order, backed by Musk, limits federal hiring and calls for workforce cuts, agency restructuring and efficiency improvements.
Trump orders 'large-scale' cuts in federal workforce as Elon Musk defends DOGE
Elon Musk joined Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday as the president signed an executive order to shrink the federal government. The latest order directs DOGE to drastically reduce staffing in federal agencies.
Musk Joins Trump To Defend Aggressive Cost-Cutting Moves
Billionaire Elon Musk, who leads President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, pledged full transparency in his efforts to cut wasteful federal government spending. It comes as Democrats accuse Musk of a "government takeover.
Trump Directs Federal Job Cuts as Musk Defends Downsizing
President Donald Trump directed agencies to work with Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting effort to slash their workforces, according to a White House official, his latest move to gut the federal bureaucracy.
President Trump Unleashed Elon Musk to Cut $2 Trillion From the Federal Budget. Could Social Security and Medicare Cuts Be on the Way?
Trump named Elon Musk as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Musk wants to slash $2 trillion from federal spending, a goal that will be difficult without Social Security and Medicare cuts.
OPM eases plans to target all federal workers on probation
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is instructing agencies that they do not have to fire all federal employees still on ...
Government Executive7h
Trump orders agencies to plan for widespread layoffs and attrition-based hiring
The order tasks agencies to work in conjunction with Elon Musk’s DOGE to dramatically scale back government capacity.
Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic ...
What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government
President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel ...
What is Trump doing - and not doing - to tackle the US debt?
President Donald Trump has pursued a radical overhaul of the U.S. government since taking office on January 20, aiming to ...
KTVX Salt Lake City on MSN6d
Trump OPM buyout offers leave federal workers with risky decisions
The Trump administration and federal employee unions are in a head-to-head lobbying battle as workers face a Feb. 6 deadline ...
Trump fires USAID inspector general one day after blistering report
Paul K. Martin, appointed by President Joe Biden, was dismissed a day after issuing a report assessing the Trump ...
CDC, Other Health Agencies Ordered to Restore Web Pages Removed Under Trump Directive
U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a temporary restraining order restoring the lost webpages, which included information ...
federalnewsnetwork.com3h
Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs
The order doesn't say when the RIFs should start, but directs agencies to prioritize "functions that are not mandated by law or statute." ...
Trump administration orders list of new FBI recruits, deepening fears of cuts
The Office of Personnel Management asked the FBI for a list of probationary employees, sparking new fears at a bureau that ...