Agencies press ahead with shutdown-period RIFs under a narrow CR reading

Date

Dec 5, 2025

Kind

Personnel

Status

Judicially found non-compliant

Source

federalnewsnetwork.com ↗

Court or forum

AFGE v. Trump, N.D. Cal., Judge Susan Illston

What happened

The administration reinstated only employees noticed between October 1 and November 12 and continued earlier-noticed RIFs; State moved to separate nearly 250 Foreign Service officers. Illston said "no federal funds would be spent RIF-ing people through Jan. 30. But that is not what is happening.".

Publisher

Federal News Network