Trump Budget Cuts Funding for Chronic Disease Prevention
Kennedy has warned of an epidemic of chronic disease, but the budget blueprint would close the C.D.C. center focused on prevention.
Layoffs and Job Reductions
Musk Is Less Confident About DOGE Goals, 100 Days Into Trump Presidency
The billionaire was evasive about whether he could meet his goals for the Department of Government Efficiency, and said he would continue his work part time.
Appeals Court Temporarily Blocks Mass Firings at Consumer Bureau
In a 2-to-1 ruling, a panel of appellate judges restored a district court’s injunction preventing the Trump administration from laying off 90 percent of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s staff.
Cuts to AmeriCorps Volunteer Programs Leave Communities Scrambling
The termination of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal grants from the agency has left its programs, which address an array of needs, in turmoil.
UPS Says It Will Cut 20,000 Jobs in Efficiency Drive
The move comes as President Trump’s tariffs are reducing shipping volumes and is in addition to 12,000 job cuts last year.
Fired U.S.A.I.D. Workers to Keep Government-Issued Phones and Computers
The devices will be remotely wiped “to simplify processes and to reduce burden” of terminating thousands of federal workers before the agency is closed.
F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
Trump Executive Order Eases Firing of Probationary Federal Workers
The order declares that employees will only attain full employment status if their managers review and sign off on their performance, adding a new obstacle for probationary workers to clear.
H.U.D. Offers Tips for Federal Workers to Find Jobs Outside of Government
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is offering “career support” sessions. Some federal workers said they were insulted by the idea of the workshops.
What Elon Musk Didn’t Budget For: Firing Workers Costs Money, Too
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.