September 26, 2026 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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Trump Administration Rescinds Shutdown Mass-Layoff Policy in Settlement With Federal Unions

The administration agreed on September 26, 2026, to rescind the policy behind roughly 4,200 reduction-in-force notices issued to federal employees during the 43-day 2025 shutdown, settling a lawsuit by the American...

July 11, 2025 · Personnel, Competence & Administrative Failure

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State Department Fires 1,353 Employees in a Single Day, Days After the Supreme Court Cleared the Way

On Friday, July 11, 2025, the State Department sent reduction-in-force notices to 1,353 employees - 1,107 civil service staff and 246 foreign service officers - as the final phase of Secretary Marco Rubio's...

July 8, 2025 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

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Supreme Court Lets Trump Restart Layoffs Across 22 Agencies, With Jackson Alone in Dissent

On July 8, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the administration's stay application in Trump v. American Federation of Government Employees, suspending U.S. District Judge Susan Illston's May 22 preliminary injunction...