Government Workforce Reduction Archives

May 22, 2025
International
World

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team

The headquarters are located in Washington DC, US (Image: AP) The US Institute of Peace retook control of its headquarters Wednesday, two days after a federal judge said the firing of its board and employees by Elon Musk‘s Department of Government Efficiency was illegal. The institute’s acting president, George Moose, entered the organization’s headquarters with […]

April 8, 2025
International
World

Supreme Court Ruling: Supreme Court blocks order to rehire thousands of Fed workers fired under Trump administration

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with the Trump administration in blocking a lower court order that required the government to rehire over 16,000 probationary federal workers who were dismissed as part of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping efforts to shrink the federal workforce. The brief order halted a ruling by US district judge […]