The Aporia
7 articles about 7 events for “US Government Workforce Reduction”.
“…for Briones, and one of the reasons why she hasn't yet jumped to use the government's productivity mega-deduction, a measure announced in September that allows businesses to expense the total value of many kinds of investments, including things like…”
“More than 4,300 employees left Fema in fiscal year 2025, about 17% of the workforce, according to a recent US government accountability office (GAO) report.”
“…houses of Congress, the Democrats could get around the filibuster using a process called budget reconciliation that’s permitted for bills relating to spending, taxes and the federal debt limit, which is a cap established by Congress on US government…”
“In short: The federal government is pushing ahead with its plan to limit working holiday visas, which include ballots for second and third-year extensions.”
““At a time when most researchers were devastated at finding they were unsuccessful after spending months preparing applications,” one said, leadership “got up in front of everyone and berated us for not doing good enough”.”
“The case is a rare instance of the US government suing a private employer for violating the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA), which protects the civilian employment of military personnel called to active duty.”
“DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, was an initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk – CEO of Tesla and Space X – that spearheaded efforts to slash federal spending, including by cutting USAID’s workforce.”