Nearly all government libraries staff on leave This week, libraries across the U.S. were told that their approved federal grants had been cancelled, according to the American Library Association. On Monday, nearly all employees at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, were placed on admin...
which could further slow the process, he added. For example, many probationary workers received termination letters saying they’d been fired for cause; while that characterization doesn’t generally prevent workers from getting benefits, the government may use it as a reason to dispute a benefits...
But first, let’s conduct a more analytical approach before deciding. Regardless of whether the buyout package is legal or funded, federal employees must think critically about their futures. The government has revealed its hand—now it’s up to employees to determine their best path forward, n...
TikTok's powerful recommendation algorithm has been a driver of the app's popularity, and the platform said in court filings that the Chinese government opposes a divestment of the technology. Attempts to cut TikTok's operations from ByteDance would leave the platform "without access to the recomm...
A Special Forces troop commander in Iraq who graduated at the top of his Harvard Law class and clerked for Chief Justice John Roberts, Scotton wrote Bove:“No system of ordered liberty can allow the Government to use the carrot of dismissing charges, or the stick of thr...
American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees comes as the new Trump administration and ally Elon Musk are targeting the U.S. Agency for International Development for eradication, freezing its funds and placing almost all of its workers on leav...
If you accumulate more than the annual limit, with certain exceptions you must either use or lose those excess hours by the end of the leave year. Image: Kerlon/Shutterstock.com By:FEDweek Staff Annual leave is one of the most important benefits provided to federal employees. The amount you...
Billionaire Elon Musk, who has become Trump’s close adviser spearheading a massive effort to cut spending and downsize the federal government, is set to meet with Argentine President Javier Milei, who is in Washington to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference....
“Purging the federal government of dedicated career federal employees will have vast, unintended consequences that will cause chaos for the Americans who depend on a functioning federal government,” Kelley said in a statement. “This offer should not be viewed as voluntary.” ...
The freeze doesn’t apply to positions related to national security, immigration enforcement or public safety. Irie Sentner01/20/2025, 8:37pm ETPresident Donald Trump is imposing an across-the-board government hiring freeze and ordering federal workers to retur...