Federal workers took 'buyout.' Some got fired anyway

Federal workers took the 'buyout.' Some got fired anyway
Federal workers caught up in the mass firings despite taking the "deferred resignation program" have received conflicting information.
‘I feel like cruelty is the point’: For many newly fired federal workers, the way they were let go made things much worse
“I feel like the cruelty is the point, if I am being honest,” a federal worker, terminated on Thursday, told CNN. “There has been so much indication from the new OPM director and Elon Musk and from DOGE that the whole point of this is to scare people away from working in federal government or those who are still there, to want to leave.”
For Fired US Federal Workers, Legal Protections Offer Little Recourse
Appeals filed by federal employees of their firings are screened by agency staff and then heard by in-house administrative judges, whose decisions can be reviewed by the three-member board. The board's rulings can be appealed to a Washington-based federal appeals court.
Fired federal workers see their dreams shattered and an uncertain future
As the Trump administration hacks away at government agencies, many employees who were cut are left fearing for their future and in the dark about their next steps.
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Federal workers were fired ‘for performance.’ Their records say otherwise
Federal workers fired for alleged poor performance as part of U.S. President Donald Trump’s remaking of the federal government received excellent performance reviews before they were fired, according to interviews and documents seen by Reuters.

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Where Trump, Musk and DOGE Have Cut Federal Workers So Far
President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...
This mine houses one of the most secure government offices. Hear from federal workers who fear Trump will close it
An important government office housed in an old Pennsylvania mine is being targeted by Elon Musk, but employees of the ...
Unions sue over federal worker firings, alleging Trump administration misused probationary periods
Unions for federal workers have filed a lawsuit to block the mass firings of probationary federal employees by President ...
Employees at the VA, Pennsylvania’s largest federal employer, must return to in-person work this spring or summer
Both bargaining unit and nonbargaining unit employees at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs must return to the office by ...
JFK Library forced to close due to ‘sudden dismissal of federal employees,’ foundation says
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston was forced to close Tuesday due to the “sudden dismissal of ...
Under Trump, D.C. Faces More Federal Control, Fewer Federal Workers
The Washington region is bracing for a shock to the local economy from President Trump and Elon Musk’s sweeping cuts to the ...
'Chaotic and frustrating': 24-year-old federal worker learned she was laid off via email over the weekend
Roughly 10,000 federal government workers have been fired by the Trump administration. One 24-year-old learned she'd been ...
How many federal employees have been fired and laid off: What we know
Thousands of federal government employees have been shown the door in the first month of President Donald Trump's ...