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Steve Pearce, who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories and fought public lands protections, is Trumpâs new pick to manage hundreds of millions of acres of federal land. Heâs also 78 years old.
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Trump Nominates Former GOP Rep. Steve Pearce to Oversee Public Lands
Pearce, who pushed 2020 election conspiracy theories and fought public lands protections, is Trumpâs new pick to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
https://www.notus.org/climate-environment/trump-nomination-blm-steve-pearce
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There is truly no better place to learn about the elections last night than our
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newsletter this morning. Everything you need to know is right here đ
www.notus.org/newsletters/...
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UPDATE: Karoline Leavitt said that USDA will in fact be paying out the partial SNAP payments in compliance with the court. Trump "does not want to have to tap into this fund in the future, and thatâs what he was referring to in his true social post," she said.
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Baffling twist: Trump just said that SNAP "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!" Just one hour earlier, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins said SNAP guidance has been sent to states.
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Trump Says Administration Will Withold SNAP Until Shutdown Ends, Seemingly Contradicting USDA
The president said the benefits would only be given once the government was reopened.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-administration-snap-usda-courts-funds-shutdown
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The Trump administration is insisting to me that it paused $11 billion worth of infrastructure projects in blue states. But they won't identify the projects. So I went and asked the states about it. None of them have received any notice of anything. Confusion reigns.
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Trump's Admin Says It Froze Blue State Infrastructure Projects. The States Don't Know If Thatâs True.
Several of the states Russ Vought said would be impacted by the funding pause havenât received any notice from the administration.
https://www.notus.org/climate-environment/trump-froze-blue-state-infrastructure-projects-mystery
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Weâre running out of money to help the poorest Americans keep the lights on and the heat running If the shutdown doesnât end soon, millions of Americans may see their electricity turned off or fuel deliveries stopped for the coldest winter months
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Millions of Americans Risk Having Their Power Shut Off as the Shutdown Drags On
States are running out of money for annual energy-assistance payments for the lowest-income Americans â and the government canât send out more until the shutdown ends.
https://www.notus.org/energy/power-shut-off-shutdown-energy-assistance
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NEW: A federal judge again blocked the Trump admin from conducting layoffs during the shutdown The admin said RIFs are "the democratic thing to do" The judge disagreed: The RIFs "are intended for the purpose of political retribution" w/
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www.notus.org/courts/feder...
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Federal Judge Says Trumpâs Shutdown Layoffs Are Likely âPolitical Retributionâ
While the Trump administration argued shutdown RIFs were âmorally ⌠the right thing to do,â a federal judge disagreed, concluding they were actually âintended for the purpose of political retribution....
https://www.notus.org/courts/federal-judge-trump-shutdown-layoffs-political-retribution
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NEWS: A federal judge has barred the Trump administration's mass layoff plan on a more permanent basis. During the hearing, Trump administration attorney Michael Velchik said about the RIFs: "Morally, this is the right thing to do." w/
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Federal Judge Says Trumpâs Shutdown Layoffs Are Likely âPolitical Retributionâ
While the Trump administration argued shutdown RIFs were âmorally ⌠the right thing to do,â a federal judge disagreed, concluding they were actually âintended for the purpose of political retribution....
https://www.notus.org/courts/federal-judge-trump-shutdown-layoffs-political-retribution
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Last week, we reported that even staunch Republicans are angry at Kristi Noem for slow-walking recovery funds. Iâm following up. đ¨If you know about a place thatâs waiting on money to rebuild from a disaster, please share it with me.đ¨ Signal: annakramer.54, email:
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Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point
Both publicly and privately, GOP lawmakers are frustrated with Noemâs lack of communication and new rules that are delaying critical FEMA funds.
https://www.notus.org/congress/kristi-noem-frustration-republicans-dhs-fema
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âWhen the President says get somebody a permit⌠weâve got a mechanism to do that.â â Interior Sec Doug Burgum just now, describing the national energy dominance council set up by Trump and how they speed up permits for companies and industries favored by Trump
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The Interior Department plans to âimminentlyâ fire at least 2,000 employees across the agency, including hundreds of National Park Service employees, according to a Monday legal filing.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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Interior Department Cuts Would Hit Major National Parks, Per New Court Filing
The Interior Departmentâs reduction-in-force plans include hundreds of workers for the National Park Service, and employees managing oil and gas leasing in Utah.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/interior-department-rifs-shutdown-national-parks-court-filing
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NEWS: The Interior Department is planning on firing more than 2000 people, including hundreds at the National Park Service. Interior gave new detailed numbers after a federal judge got very frustrated and expanded her restraining order.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/interior-department-rifs-shutdown-national-parks-court-filing
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The Trump administration has angered another federal judge â this time on RIFs. "It is not complicated. During this time, these agencies should not be doing RIFs," Judge Susan Illston said just now. "Don't do it!" she added later, visibly frustrated.
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The Trump Administration Plans More Layoffs â But Will Spare Union Employees for Now
The Trump administration revealed its plans to lay off more than 1,500 people across 68 areas at the Interior Department.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/government-layoff-rif-plans-union-lawsuit
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NEWS: Interior has been planning mass layoffs across 68 areas of the agency, calling them "imminent" in a new legal filing. FYI Interior = National Park Service, BLM, Fish and Wildlife, USGS.
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The Trump Administration Plans More Layoffs â But Will Spare Union Employees for Now
The Trump administration revealed its plans to lay off people across 68 areas at the Interior Department.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/government-layoff-rif-plans-union-lawsuit
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Russ Vought said that Army Corps is going to stop working on projects in Baltimore, New York, Boston, and SF, blaming shutdown + money running out. Worth noting that 97% of Army Corps employees are not furloughed and still getting paid bc their paychecks don't come from annual appropriations.
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Russell Vought Is Targeting Billions in Funding for Programs in Democrat-Led Cities
The Office of Management and Budget director said the Army Corps of Engineers is pausing and possibly canceling projects in New York, San Francisco, Boston and Baltimore.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/russell-vought-army-corps-engineers-projects
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UPDATE: The unions suing the govt. over RIFs just added three more employee unions to the lawsuit: NFFE, SEIU, and NAGE. These unions represent people employed at Interior (which covers National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife)
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ICYMI: Looks as if Interior Department is thinking about firing a bunch of people on Monday, according to a legal filing last night. This would violate a judgeâs temporary restraining order on the shutdown firings.
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NEW: Republicans are fed up with Kristi Noem and FEMA delays. âYou would think a former member of Congress would have more fucking respect for the institution she used to serve in,â one GOP member told us. âSheâs causing a lot of problems.â
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Republican Frustration With Kristi Noem Has Reached a Boiling Point
Both publicly and privately, GOP lawmakers are frustrated with Noemâs lack of communication and new rules that are delaying critical FEMA funds.
https://www.notus.org/congress/kristi-noem-frustration-republicans-dhs-fema
21 days ago
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NEW: Federal courts are flooded with lawsuits against the Trump admin â a result of legal groupsâ months-long, and in some cases years-long, preparation for Trump 2.0 One lawyer said Trumpâs 1st term was âdress rehearsal,â and now they know what theyâre up against
www.notus.org/courts/legal...
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Federal Courts Are Flooded With Lawsuits Against Trump. Thatâs Not An Accident.
The avalanche of litigation against the Trump administration is a result of months-long, and in some cases years-long, planning from different groups who worked in tandem to meet the moment.
https://www.notus.org/courts/legal-groups-strategy-lawsuits-trump
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Today, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the US govt. would set âprice floorsâ across a range of industries. The reporter doing the interview didnât follow up on that comment, so we donât know anything more about what he meant.
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Bessent Says U.S. Government Will âSet Price Floorsâ Across Industries
The treasury secretary made the eyebrow-raising comment during a conversation about trade and industrial policy with CNBC.
https://www.notus.org/economy/bessent-us-government-price-floors-china-tariffs-cnbc
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NEW: A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump admin's shutdown RIFs and barred officials from conducting more layoffs "This hatchet is falling on the heads of employees all across the nation," the judge told Trump's lawyer in a hearing w/
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www.notus.org/courts/judge...
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trumpâs Shutdown Layoffs
âThis hatchet is falling on the heads of employees all across the nation,â U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said in a court hearing.
https://www.notus.org/courts/judge-temporarily-blocks-government-shutdown-rif-layoffs
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NEWS: A federal judge just temporarily blocked the Trump administrationâs mass layoffs.
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Judge Temporarily Blocks Trumpâs Shutdown Layoffs
âThis hatchet is falling on the heads of employees all across the nation,â U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said in a court hearing.
https://www.notus.org/courts/judge-temporarily-blocks-government-shutdown-rif-layoffs
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Energy Department finally giving out a list of the offices getting hit with layoffs. The cuts span every office that does work on efficiency, affordability, and clean power. No breakdown of how many people in each office. Also hearing that no one has actually been fired yet.
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24 days ago
New: HHS appears to be cutting its entire family planning office.
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HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office
Almost every member of the Office of Population Affairs lost email access and is unable to tell if they were laid off, workers told NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-office-population-affairs-family-planning
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NEW: Only one employee remains in the Office of Population Affairs at HHS, which oversees family planning initiatives run by the federal government. W/
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HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office
Almost every member of the Office of Population Affairs lost email access and is unable to tell if they were laid off, workers told NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-office-population-affairs-family-planning
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Everyone in the family planning office at HHS has been locked out of their emails + computers, so they canât confirm if theyâve been fired It appears that the whole office â which funds the countryâs repro health clinics â has been cut w/
@margaretmanto.bsky.social
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HHS Appears to be Cutting Its Entire Family Planning Office
Almost every member of the Office of Population Affairs lost email access and is unable to tell if they were laid off, workers told NOTUS.
https://www.notus.org/health-science/hhs-office-population-affairs-family-planning
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28 days ago
NEWS: Trump administration officials have revealed that, so far, over 4,100 federal workers have been laid off in this round of RIFs The administration is "actively considering whether to conduct additional RIFs related to" the shutdown, per a new court filing
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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The White House is trying to blame Dems for mass firings today. But Sen. Susan Collins is not willing to go along with that talking point. âI strongly oppose OMB Director Russ Voughtâs attempt to permanently lay off federal workers who have been furloughed," she just said in a statement.
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DHS spox just confirmed that RIFs are happening at CISA (the cybersecurity agency). "RIFs will be occurring at CISA. During the last administration CISA was focused on censorship, branding and electioneering. This is part of getting CISA back on mission."
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Some details emerging on mass firings. The AFGE union said in court today that Department of Treasury is working to issue RIF notices to 1300 workers.
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The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings
After weeks of threats, OMB Director Russ Vought announced that Reductions in Force across federal agencies have begun, with the White House calling them âsubstantial.â
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/reductions-in-force-layoffs-government-shutdown-begin
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Russ Vought just said that firings have begun. OMB called them "substantial." Our initial story is below â but we're very short on the details. Please reach out if you hear anything, I'm on Signal at annakramer.54
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The Trump Administration Says It Has Begun Mass Firings
After weeks of threats, OMB Director Russ Vought announced that Reductions in Force across federal agencies have begun, with the White House calling them âsubstantial.â
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/reductions-in-force-layoffs-government-shutdown-begin
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OMB Director Russ Vought says that the mass firings of federal workers have begun. OMB called them "substantial" in a statement to NOTUS but gave no further information.
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Weâre partnering with 7 more local outlets around the country â adding Maine, Vermont, Utah, Ohio, Wisconsin, PA + Mississippi to the original six. Truly the best part about working at NOTUS!! Bringing DC news to the people who are actually shaped by it.
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NOTUS to partner with a growing list of local news outlets to close the gap between voters and elected officials - Allbritton Journalism Institute
NOTUS announced today that it is expanding the Washington Bureau Initiative, a program where political reporting from its Washington newsroom is co-published with local outlets across the country to e...
https://aji.org/news/notus-new-wbi-partners-2025/
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After analyzing hundreds of projects being canceled by the Trump admin,
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, Manuela Silva and I found that funds for energy projects in blue states are being cut while the same work continues to be funded in red and swing states.
www.notus.org/energy/trump...
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Trump Cut Biden-Era Energy Projects in Blue States. Red States Got to Keep Theirs.
The Trump administration is canceling energy projects that it says are part of the âGreen New Scamâ â but leaving similar ones intact in Republican-led states.
https://www.notus.org/energy/trump-biden-era-energy-project-cuts-states
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Those big Trump cuts to Dem states? Well, we analyzed them and found loads of similar projects in red and swing states that got to keep their money â even though it came from Bidenâs climate agenda, too.
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Trump Cut Biden-Era Energy Projects in Blue States. Red States Got to Keep Theirs.
The Trump administration is canceling energy projects that it says are part of the âGreen New Scamâ â but leaving similar ones intact in Republican-led states.
https://www.notus.org/energy/trump-biden-era-energy-project-cuts-states
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If you know what specific projects DOE cancelled, please reach out! They still havenât published a list. I am curious how the cancelled funds compare to the funds still available in states that voted for Trump.
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DOE just said it is canceling 321 awards for 223 projects at ~ $8 billion, corresponding to the cancelled money for Dem states that Trump admin announced earlier today They managed to cut hundreds of projects for Dem states w/out cutting any for GOP.
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Trump Admin Says Itâs Canceling Energy Projects in 16 Blue States
The news came hours after OMB Director Russell Vought threatened to hold up $18 billion in federal funding for infrastructure projects in New York.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/russell-vought-trump-administration-cancel-energy-projects-blue-states-california-new-york
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NEWS: Government layoffs are coming in the next few days, sources tell us. Preparation is underway at the agencies, and RIFs have already started at the US Patent Office. White House is blaming Dems for the firings, even though nothing about a shutdown requires mass firings.
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Federal Employee Layoffs Are Imminent, Administration Officials Say
Reductions in force began Wednesday at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/reductions-in-force-government-shutdown-imminent
about 1 month ago
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đ¨ Hearing that RIF notices have gone out at the patent office. If you work in the federal government and you get a RIF notice along with your furlough, please let me know! I will keep you anonymous. You can reach me on Signal at annakramer.54
about 1 month ago
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National Parks are staying open during the shutdown â a controversial and risky choice. Last Trump term, keeping the parks open during the shutdown ended in vandalization, Joshua Trees being cut down, and overflowing toilets.
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Trump Is Redirecting Funds to Keep National Parks Open. Last Time This Raised Legal Concerns.
During Trumpâs first term, Congressâ watchdog said the administration violated the law in redirecting funds to keep the parks open.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/trump-administration-national-parks-shutdown
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NEWS: Interior is declining to share shutdown plans until it actually happens. This leaves open big questions, the biggest one being: What will happen with the National Parks? During Trump 1, the agency kept the parks open during the shutdown, resulting in serious damage.
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Iâm about to start an AMA on r/fednews! Please hit me up with questions on this crazy day â shutdown looming, possible RIFs, last day of the fiscal year chaos, Iâll be diving into all of it.
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
about 1 month ago
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Itâs a crazy day. It looks like the govt is going to shut down. And we have no idea whether Trump is serious about firing people during a shutdown. Iâm going to be doing a Reddit AMA today at 1:30pm ET on r/fednews. If you have qs for me, you can submit them now!
www.reddit.com/r/fednews/co...
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From the fednews community on Reddit: I'm Anna Kramer, a NOTUS reporter covering energy and environment policy and politics. Ask me anything!
Explore this post and more from the fednews community
https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1nty2pd/im_anna_kramer_a_notus_reporter_covering_energy/
about 1 month ago
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Shutdown strategy from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, led by Secretary Scott Turner This is the first thing that comes up on their website right now
hud.gov/#close
about 1 month ago
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EPA shutdown plan has finally been posted. Almost 13.5k people furloughed, around 1700 will stay on. Theyâve added working on the FY27 presidentâs budget as an excepted activity that can keep people from furlough
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https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2025-09/epa-contingency-plan-9_29_25.pdf
about 1 month ago
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There's still no shutdown plan for the National Parks posted, so we don't know if they will close the parks. During first Trump term, they broke with tradition and kept the parks open during the shutdown, which resulted in serious vandalization and damage to rare and fragile ecological systems
about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
News: OPM has determined that federal workers handling the mass firings of other govt workers should be deemed essential during a shutdown This comes after OMB directed agencies to prep for mass firings if there's a shutdown this week By
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Officials Working on Mass Firing Plans Deemed Essential During a Shutdown
The administration updated its guidance to include a section about Reductions in Force in the event funding lapses on Sept. 30.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/rifs-federal-workers-essential-shutdown
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NEWS: The Trump administration has declared that people working on RIFs are essential workers and can be asked to keep working if the government shuts down
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Officials Working on Mass Firing Plans Deemed Essential During a Shutdown
The administration updated its guidance to include a section about Reductions in Force in the event funding lapses on Sept. 30.
https://www.notus.org/trump-white-house/rifs-federal-workers-essential-shutdown
about 1 month ago
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Slipped into a 10:40pm email last night: USDA is ârepurposingâ $285 million to start a farmer assistance program 1 year earlier than Congress authorized. They donât say where they are taking the money from â aka the program Congress actually wanted the $280 million to fund
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