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Trump's Personnel Office Directed 25,406 Firings a Judge Held Unlawful, Then Took Over Layoff Appeals
Trump's Office of Personnel Management directed agencies to fire probationary workers, using a letter that blamed each worker's performance.
41 sourcesExplore →Trump's DHS Took Over FEMA's Staffing and Demanded a Plan to Cut It in Half
FEMA's own analyses called for more than 23,000 staff.
7 sourcesExplore →Trump's Hiring Plan Asked Federal Job Applicants Which of His Policies Mattered to Them
The question went onto thousands of federal job applications under a hiring reform Trump ordered in the name of merit.
7 sourcesExplore →Trump Ordered Agencies to Open Their Records to DOGE. Safeguards Failed at Treasury and Social Security.
Trump created DOGE, ordered agencies to open their records to it, and promised rigorous data protection.
24 sourcesExplore →Noem's DHS Restricted Bidding for Nearly $220 Million in Ads; She Told Senators It Was Competitive
The Department of Homeland Security under Secretary Kristi Noem decided which companies could compete for two advertising contracts, never announced the opportunity, and committed nearly $220 million.
57 sourcesExplore →Watchdog: Noem's DHS Blocked Him at Least 11 Times. Trump Then Gave Her a New Post
Homeland Security's inspector general told Congress that Kristi Noem's department had systematically obstructed his office, impeding a national-security criminal investigation and a review tied to the attempt on Trump's life.
16 sourcesExplore →Trump Fired the Jobs-Data Chief Hours After a Weak Report, Accusing Her of Faking Numbers
Less than six hours after a weak jobs report, Trump ordered career economist Erika McEntarfer fired and accused her of faking numbers to help Kamala Harris.
51 sourcesExplore →Trump Kept Unconfirmed Prosecutors in Charge. Courts in Six Districts Ruled It Unlawful.
Trump said he fired a federal prosecutor in Virginia and named the successor he wanted.
31 sourcesExplore →Trump Put Musk in Charge of DOGE, Then His White House Withheld Its Ethics Records
Trump signed the order that put DOGE teams inside federal agencies and said publicly that he had put Elon Musk in charge.
49 sourcesExplore →Trump Fired 17 Inspectors General in One Day; His Replacements Cut Warnings and Closed Investigations
Donald Trump fired 17 inspectors general, the officials who investigate waste, fraud, and abuse inside federal agencies, without the notice to Congress the law requires.
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