Trump and DOGE Create Anxiety but Opportunity for Federal Contractors
By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through government contracts.
It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
By cutting federal employees, the Trump administration may increase its reliance on firms that take in billions through government contracts.
The U.S. Postal Service has long struggled with its finances. President Trump and Mr. Musk have both suggested it should be privatized.
Federal agencies were given a Thursday deadline to submit their plans for reductions in force, but many have not publicly released details.
Mr. Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has largely been shrouded in secrecy, but court cases are one way opponents of President Trump’s overhaul efforts have sought clarity.
The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated savings values.
The largest federal employees union is suing the Homeland Security Department to stop the Trump administration from canceling its contract with T.S.A. workers.
A federal judge on Thursday called the administration’s justification for firing thousands of workers with probationary status a “sham.”
Many of the office’s cases over the decades have served as a catalyst for broader policy change and social reforms.
The government said in a court filing that Charles Ezell, who issued the memos that agencies interpreted as orders to fire thousands of employees, would not appear in court Thursday.
President Trump is planning to gut the work force while trying to turn the I.R.S. into a more political agency.