Federal workforce
Coverage of Federal workforce in the Nexus archive.
- How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises
The Trump administration has contributed to multiple crises in the US, including manufactured election insecurity, disease outbreaks, and environmental vulnerabilities. The administration has reduced the federal workforce, rolled back environmental protections, cut scientific research funding, and promoted voting restrictions.
- Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 highly paid federal workers
Donald Trump signed an executive order removing job protections for about 8,000 high-earning federal workers deemed to be influencing policy. The order targets employees earning up to nearly $200,000 annually, making it easier to dismiss them as part of a federal workforce overhaul.
- Federal workers’ mood sank under DOGE, poll finds
Federal worker morale declined significantly following DOGE's massive layoffs in the previous year, with Gallup data showing decreased job satisfaction, increased burnout, and lower trust in leadership. The federal workforce contracted by approximately 10.3% or 238,000 workers, leaving remaining employees less satisfied compared to state and local government counterparts.
- Trump has taken the ‘public’ out of public servant
President Trump has restructured the federal workforce by prioritizing loyalty over merit, experience, and expertise, according to the article. This approach has raised concerns about the erosion of merit-based hiring in public service.
- As oil prices surge, bringing back telework is common sense
The article suggests President Trump can expand telework across the federal workforce to address rising gas prices caused by surging oil prices. It frames telework as an immediate, demand-side solution to mitigate the impact of energy cost increases.