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OPM on track to eliminate 1,000 positions by year’s end

OPM on track to eliminate 1,000 positions by year’s end

OPM is set to eliminate more than 1,000 employees by the end of 2025, reducing its staff by nearly a third as part of sweeping efforts under President Donald Trump to overhaul the federal workforce. New director Scott Kupor, confirmed by the Senate in July, is tasked with leading

Thousands of DHS employees decide to stay or go

Thousands of DHS employees decide to stay or go

Thousands of DHS employees have until Monday night to decide whether to voluntarily exit their positions under a sweeping “Workforce Transition Program” announced by Secretary Kristi Noem on 7 April 2025. The options—deferred resignation, early retirement, or a voluntary separation incentive—come amid widespread uncertainty about the agency’s

FedNewsNetwork covers the news dumps from GSA, SBA, and IRS

FedNewsNetwork covers the news dumps from GSA, SBA, and IRS

In a late-Friday flurry of announcements, GSA, SBA, and IRS signaled a new phase in federal workforce restructuring, expanding early-exit programs and initiating new rounds of layoffs as part of broader cost-cutting and reorganization plans, as reported by Federal News Network Monday. GSA acting administrator Stephen Ehikian announced the reopening

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 31 March 2025

Horizon cutting-room links: Monday, 31 March 2025

Today is Monday, 31 March 2025. Federal agencies in the Washington, DC area are Open. Isolated rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. "GSA reopens its Deferred Resignation Program and

Trump keeps on with federal workforce firings

Trump keeps on with federal workforce firings

The Trump administration is aggressively reshaping the federal workforce, directing agencies to execute large-scale reductions in force (RIFs), as Federal News Network covers in a tri of stories. In an OMB memo, Director Russ Vought, agencies must submit RIF and reorganization plans by 13 March 2025, aiming to eliminate noncritical