OPM instructs agencies to turn over plans for mass government layoffs
A Wednesday memo from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directs agencies across government to turn over plans for widespread layoffs of
‘It’s the shadow OPM’: How DOGE is using a once-obscure federal agency as ground zero for its plans to shrink government
The once-obscure Office of Personnel Management, essentially the human resources department of the federal government, is now ground zero for Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s efforts to slash bureaucracy and deconstruct vast portions of the administrative state.
DOGE wants to charge one federal agency millions of dollars for its work to make government more efficient
The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency wants to charge at least one federal agency millions of dollars for its work.
OPM walks back memo on firing probationary employees, leaving decision to agencies
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) on Tuesday updated its guidance to department heads that demanded the firing of federal workers, adding that it’s up to the agency on whether to boot
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Connolly calls on OPM to reverse CIO classification change
Rep. Gerry Connolly, the ranking member of the Oversight and Accountability Committee, said the CIOs should remain career-reserve SES positions.

Federal workers ordered to return to offices — even

‘It was messy’: Federal workers ordered to return to offices without desks, Wi-Fi and lights
Federal workers sent back to the office, then told the office is going away
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Donald Trumps says all federal workers ordered to return to the office during address to Congress
For some federal workers, Trump and Musk offer a career springboard
‘I don’t trust a word of it’: Federal workers deeply skeptical that Trump will rein in Musk
After Trump privately told his Cabinet that they are in charge of their departments and Musk does not have the authority to fire governme
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Trump clarifies Musk's advisory role amid federal layoffs concern
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Judge says OPM memo directing mass firings of probationary workers was unlawful
The complaint argued OPM had no statutory authority to ... On Wednesday, Ezell and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought issued another memo directing federal agencies to develop ...
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OPM procurement processing fully halted following agency layoffs, internal email says
The Office of Personnel Management’s procurement unit said it ... and increased operational risk for OPM. OPO’s limited team will be prioritizing the processing of critical contract ...