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Staffing through the eyes of Glacier and Yellowstone

National Park Service cuts bring uncertainty for employees and visitors

February 21, 2025
Environment

1,000 Fired. Listings are for "displaced" and "surplus"

Firings Squeeze National Parks: ‘You Won’t Have the Full Experience’

February 21, 2025
Environment

Begich, the nothing-burger

Freshman Congressman tells constituent he is powerless to stop Musk's budget cuts

February 20, 2025
Congress

Memo says 7,700. Burgum says 5,000.

Burgum promises to hire 5,000 temporary park workers

February 20, 2025
Environment

It's not just a "RIF"

Stop referring to the illegal firings as “RIFs”

February 16, 2025
All

3,400 USFS probationary employees fired

For the love of public lands

February 16, 2025
Environment

4% of workforce fired

Which agencies have been hit by federal layoffs? What to know about NPS, NIH, IRS, more

February 15, 2025
All

See through the distractions

‘The Gulf of America’ Is the Wrong Fight to Pick

February 15, 2025
All

Non-taxpayer funded fed fired

Got the email. CMS Probationary employee (Recent Grad/Pathways Program)

February 15, 2025
Education

To-be intern canceled after move

Student who moved to DC for internship finds out Trump's federal freeze canceled it

February 15, 2025
Education

Right after the LA fires we get this

Trump funding freeze halts wildfire prevention work

February 15, 2025
Environment

Youth programs for Forest Service canceled

Youth Conservation Programs cancelled due to federal budget cuts

February 15, 2025
Environment

Full-time preservationist fired

"After working for four seasons for the national park service..."

February 15, 2025
Environment

Who are really the "sensitive" ones?

EEOC seeks to drop gender discrimination case after Trump executive order

February 15, 2025
Management

Appointees that safeguard workers' rights sue after fire

US government workplace officials turn to courts after Trump fires them

February 14, 2025
All

Documents coming out showing what's next

Internal docs obtained by WashPost show how DOGE planned Trump’s DEI purge — and who gets fired next

February 14, 2025
All

Trump appointee and others resign in protest

These prosecutors just created a new blueprint for standing up to Trump

February 14, 2025
DOJ

+2,000 DOI / 1,000 NPS staff fired

One-Thousand National Park Service Staff Fired, Seasonal Hiring Resuming

February 14, 2025
Environment

Interruptions caused by EOs delay prevention

How Trump’s Federal Funding and Hiring Freezes Are Leaving America Vulnerable to Catastrophic Wildfire

February 14, 2025
Environment

360 MT USFS terminated

Montana’s largest land manager launches widespread termination of recently hired federal employees.

February 14, 2025
Environment

OPM calls probation part of "application process"

Interior Department fires 2,300 employees after OPM directive

February 14, 2025
Environment

"...delegated virtually unchecked authority..."

Lawsuit to Stop Elon Musk From Decimating Government Gets a Tough Judge

February 14, 2025
Judicial

Probationary periods up to 3 years still fired

Firing the next generation of scientists from the US workforce

February 14, 2025
Science

From firing workers to accessing their data, what's happening?

What DOGE Is Doing Across the Federal Government

February 13, 2025
All

"Simply defying court orders"


Here’s One Big Way You’ll Know if We’re in a Presidential Dictatorship

February 13, 2025
All

All Biden-appointed prosecutors fired without protocol

Donald Trump Fires Biden-Appointed US Attorneys

February 13, 2025
DOJ

Rescinded offers and layoffs threatens parks

'Honestly terrifying': Yosemite National Park is in chaos

February 13, 2025
Environment

Push to reorganize federal firefighters into one agency

‘National Wildland Fire Service,’ federal firefighter consolidation push kicked off by U.S. senators

February 13, 2025
Environment

Protect Justice McConnell

Judge John McConnell Jr Faces Impeachment for Obstructing Trump

February 13, 2025
Judicial

All OPM probationary fired

They just fired all probationary employees in OPM

February 13, 2025
Management

3,400 USFS to be laid off

Union Rep: 3,400 USFS employees to be laid off, 360 in Montana

February 13, 2025
Union

MSPB head fired

White House fires head of Merit Systems Protection Board

February 12, 2025
All

Funny ideas of "audits" and "democracy"

Musk makes sweeping claims about federal corruption, without evidence

February 12, 2025
All

Chief info officers of agencies replaced with Silicon executives

Former Palantir and Elon Musk Associates Are Taking Over Key Government IT Roles

February 12, 2025
All

First DOGE committee hearing

First DOGE committee hearing becomes referendum on Elon Musk

February 12, 2025
All

Trump's updated KC board elects him

New Kennedy Center board elects Trump chair, ousts Rutter as president

February 12, 2025
Art

Waived rights

The Deferred Resignation Agreement forces you to agree to allow them to move you off unpaid leave

February 12, 2025
DRA

Who are Musk's hires?

Elon hired ballot hacker

February 12, 2025
Election

Save NPS

The situation summed up and what you can do

February 12, 2025
Environment

ICE officials demoted+ officers overworked

Trump Orders ICE Purge of Top Officials as Deportations Fall Short

February 12, 2025
Immigration

Judge speaks out against criticism

Supreme Court Justice Sounds Alarm Over Trump’s ‘Monarchy’ Power Grab

February 12, 2025
Judicial

"Prepare to RIF"?

New EO: Implementing Stable Genius' DOGE Workforce Optimization Initiative

February 12, 2025
Management

Clarity demanded from NIH and NSF agency heads

Markey, Warren demand clarity on NIH, NSF funding amid Trump administration cuts

February 12, 2025
Science

Precedent set for Musk to take money from any bank account

Musk administration just started draining private bank accounts via the US Treasury

February 12, 2025
Treasury

Feds seek to safeguard PPI from hackers

DOGE’s Data Access Attacked by Workers Adding to Legal Blitz (2)

February 11, 2025
All

Reorganization to RIFs

Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs

February 11, 2025
All

If you lose 4, you can gain 1

Trump EO directs agencies to submit reorganization plans, prepare for RIFs

February 11, 2025
All

An overview of the firings

Can Trump simply dismiss federal officials as he pleases?

February 11, 2025
All

15 Senators send letter to Trump for firefighters

Rosen pushing Trump to exempt seasonal firefighters from federal hiring freeze

February 11, 2025
Environment

for USFS

Padilla, Colleagues Push Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters From Federal Hiring Freeze

February 11, 2025
Environment

Too many people too fast

GSA ‘losing too many people,’ as leaders pursue cuts to personnel, office space and contracts

February 11, 2025
Management

Another resource for civil servants taken away

White House orders Federal Executive Institute to shut down

February 11, 2025
Management

Still unclear what DOGE is doing

Constitutional Crisis: Who Is Musk’s ”DOGE Army,” Gutting Gov’t Agencies as Courts Question Legality?

February 10, 2025
All

Republicans on FEMA + hypocrisy

Senior Republican Senator considers FEMA’s future

February 10, 2025
Environment

Musk claims need citizens' PPI for "audit" of FEMA

Noem defends Musk’s access to personal data

February 9, 2025
All

Judge orders data to be deleted

Tell it to the Judge, Musk!

February 9, 2025
All

The future for those who took the offer

Federal workers who took Trump buyout feel fear, regret after judge’s order

February 9, 2025
DRA

Musk wants judge fired

Musk calls for impeachment of judge who blocked DOGE access at Treasury

February 9, 2025
Treasury

Hypocrisy is the new aristocracy

Elon Musk, Who Smoked Weed On Rogan's Podcast, Calls Federal Drug Testing A 'Great Idea'

February 8, 2025
All

U.S. Archivist fired

Trump fires U.S. archivist, the official responsible for government records

February 8, 2025
All

168 EPA staff on leave, more layoffs expected

Staff let go, map tool shut down in tumultuous week at EPA

February 8, 2025
Environment

Voices heard via Reddit

Subreddit for Federal Workers Explodes In Popularity Amid Trump Crackdown

February 7, 2025
All

Agency database access may mean...

DOGE Betrays Foundational Commitments of the Privacy Act of 1974

February 7, 2025
All

Expanded assistance for feds

Howard County Executive Calvin Ball expands assistance programs for federal workers among uncertainty

February 7, 2025
All

DOGE kid bypasses security check and accesses DOE + others

DOGE Gains Access to Department That Oversees Nuclear Weapons: Reports

February 7, 2025
All

Court extends offer deadline

Deadline For Trump’s Federal Buyout Offer Extended By Court—As Over 65,000 Staff Agree To Leave: Here’s What To Know

February 7, 2025
DRA

DOE next. Dems denied access

Elon Musk says Department of Education no longer ‘exists’

February 7, 2025
Education

DNR can't access funds for prevention

Officials: WA loses access to $200M in wildfire preparedness funding

February 7, 2025
Environment

Firefighters "exempt" or not?

Trump’s Executive Order Is Making It Harder to Hire Firefighters

February 7, 2025
Environment

Senators tell DOI issue with NPS staffing

U.S. senators issue dire warning for national parks

February 7, 2025
Environment

Rangers hold the line

Union urges Yellowstone, Teton park rangers to reject Trump's extended resignation offer

February 7, 2025
Environment

Past GOP Director of FBI urges stop of Patel

Former GOP Director Of FBI, CIA Urges Chuck Grassley To Stop Kash Patel’s Nomination

February 7, 2025
Intelligence

OPM worker speaks out

I Work in the Office Carrying Out the Government Purge. Here’s What I Want You to Know.

February 7, 2025
Management

Now FEMA accesssed

Elon Musk’s agents have gained access to FEMA’s sensitive disaster data

February 7, 2025
Management

OPM Vought to also be CFPB Vought

Russell Vought Taking Over as New Acting Head of CFPB

February 7, 2025
Population

Team at Treasury agency finds access as threat

A US Treasury Threat Intelligence Analysis Designates DOGE Staff as ‘Insider Threat’

February 7, 2025
Treasury

Bill to bar conflicts of interest or lack of security from Treasury

House Democrats introduce Taxpayer Data Protection Act in response to Musk’s actions

February 7, 2025
Treasury

19 AGs sue. Judge restricts access temporarily

Judge Halts Access to Treasury Payment Systems by Elon Musk’s Team

February 7, 2025
Treasury

19 AGs bring lawsuit

Judge Halts Access to Treasury Payment Systems by Elon Musk’s Team

February 7, 2025
Treasury

A breakdown of the coup

Plea from a Civil Servant: Don't Look Away from Musk's Bureaucratic Coup

February 6, 2025
All

Judges respond to two feds & AFGE lawsuits

DOGE Emails Went Out to Federal Judges by Mistake

February 6, 2025
DRA

Right waived to sue

Federal Workers Who Take Trump’s Exit Deal Face Legal Dilemma

February 6, 2025
DRA

No wonder rangers have not been hired...

NM Wild condemns federal order to review National Monuments’ exemption from mining, oil and gas

February 6, 2025
Environment

Schedule F. Vought now OPM head

Russ Vought, champion of Schedule F and slashing agency budgets, wins confirmation to OMB

February 6, 2025
Management

OPM issues guidance on EOs

New Memo dropped: Further Guidance Regarding Ending DEIA Offices, Programs and Initiatives

February 5, 2025
All

Look up the definition of a coup and come back here...

This is a coup and we must resist now

February 5, 2025
All

Billionaire conveniently has the country's wallet and property

Elon Musk Has Broken the Constitutional Order

February 5, 2025
All

U.S. Department of State has flag upside-down

Flag Flown Upside Down As A Sign Of Distress Outside Of US State Department Building

February 5, 2025
All

Federal workers from MD meet with Howard County Executive

‘Treat it as the national emergency that this is’: Federal workers speak at Howard County listening forum

February 5, 2025
All

Shutdown looms with funding freeze

Shutdown fears grow as Trump battles multiply

February 5, 2025
All

Impeach the orange

Trump slapped with first impeachment threat in his second term

February 5, 2025
Congress

What are our reps really doing?

Senate Democrats vow rare overnight session to protest Trump’s ‘most dangerous nominee’

February 5, 2025
Congress

DOJ wants unusual review of 1/6 FBI agents

Justice Dept. official accuses FBI chief of ‘insubordination,’ tamps down talk of revenge on agents

February 5, 2025
DOJ

The effect of FBI mass firings

Agents say mass firings could dangerously weaken FBI in three ways

February 5, 2025
DOJ

Two to sue over list

FBI agents sue over Justice Dept. effort to ID employees involved in Trump-related investigations

February 5, 2025
DOJ

People who received DRA are being asked to stay

Now the IRS needs us, making it exempt for some.

February 5, 2025
DRA

Lawyer for ex-Twitter employees explains future

What happens after the 'Fork in the Road'? A lawyer for ex-Twitter employees weighs in

February 5, 2025
DRA

Deferred Desperate Resignation admits caveats

New Deferred Resignation Agreement

February 5, 2025
DRA

Expected: DRA updated with disclaimers

New Deferred Resignation Agreement

February 5, 2025
DRA

"Buyout" could get canceled after acceptance

Education Department staff warned that Trump buyout offers could be canceled at any time

February 5, 2025
DRA
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