Government watchdog wants thousands of federal workers to be reinstated
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Government watchdog wants thousands of federal workers to be reinstated

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A government watchdog wants more than 5,000 probationary employees to be reinstated at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the latest example of resistance to President Donald Trump ‘s efforts to downsize the federal workforce. Not only are administration officials laying off thousands of employees, Trump wants to remove obstacles by firing Dellinger and Cathy Harris, a member of the Merit Systems Protection Board nominated by President Joe Biden. Both attempts have been blocked through litigation, most recently on Tuesday when U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that Trump did not have the power to remove Harris from office “at will.” The attempt to fire her was illegal because he didn’t seek to remove her for “inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office,” the judge said. That democratically accountable choice should be respected.” The Merit Systems Protection Board is responsible for protecting federal government employees from political reprisals or retaliation for whistleblowing.

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Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block federal judge's ruling on govt layoffs
2 days, 16 hours ago

Trump admin asks Supreme Court to block federal judge's ruling on govt layoffs

China Daily  

WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to suspend a federal judge's ruling which required six federal agencies to rehire 16,000 probationary employees who had been recently laid off. Earlier this month, US District Judge William Alsup issued a preliminary injunction ordering the Veterans Affairs Department, the Agriculture Department, the Defense Department, the Energy Department, …

Trump urges Supreme Court to stop judge’s order to rehire federal workers
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Trump urges Supreme Court to stop judge’s order to rehire federal workers

Firstpost  

The Trump administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s ruling that reinstates thousands of probationary federal employees who were dismissed as part of the government’s rapid workforce downsize efforts The Trump administration on Monday urged the Supreme Court to block a federal judge’s ruling that reinstates thousands of probationary federal employees who were dismissed as …

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to halt judge's order to rehire probationary federal workers

Hindustan Times  

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. Donald Trump’s unparalleled flurry of executive orders seems destined for several dates at a Supreme Court that he helped shape with three appointees during his first term. …

Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block San Francisco judge’s order to rehire workers
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3 days, 16 hours ago

Trump lawyers urge Supreme Court to block San Francisco judge’s order to rehire workers

LA Times  

President Trump’s lawyers urged the Supreme Court on Monday to block a judge’s order requiring the government to “immediately” rehire 16,000 federal employees. In an emergency appeal, they argued that U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco had no legal authority to second-guess the administration’s personnel decisions. Acting Solicitor Gen. Sarah Harris said the judge’s “extraordinary reinstatement order violates …

Federal worker firings: Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention
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Federal worker firings: Trump administration seeks Supreme Court intervention

India Today  

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to halt a ruling ordering the rehiring of thousands of federal workers let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. The appeal also calls on the conservative-majority court to rein in the growing number of federal judges who have slowed President Donald Trump’s sweeping agenda, at least …

A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated
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2 weeks ago

A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated

NPR  

A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated toggle caption Kent Nishimura/Getty Images North America A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily reinstate thousands of federal employees terminated in recent weeks, after finding federal agencies acted unlawfully in carrying out the mass firings. His ruling on Thursday came hours after another federal …

Appeals Court Allows Removal Of Watchdog Agency Head As Legal Battle Rages Over Trump Firing
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Appeals Court Allows Removal Of Watchdog Agency Head As Legal Battle Rages Over Trump Firing

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — An appeals court in Washington removed the head of a federal watchdog agency on Wednesday in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump’s authority to fire the special counsel. Circuit sided with the Trump administration in allowing the immediate removal of Hampton Dellinger from the Office of Special Counsel while …

Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing
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Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing

Hindustan Times  

WASHINGTON — An appeals court in Washington on Wednesday removed the head of a federal watchdog agency in the latest twist in a legal fight over Republican President Donald Trump's authority to fire the special counsel. Appeals court allows removal of watchdog agency head as legal battle rages over Trump firing The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of …

Trump’s plan for government: ‘maximum’ cuts he can get away with
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Trump’s plan for government: ‘maximum’ cuts he can get away with

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. CNN — The overriding questions of President Donald Trump’s second term are how dramatically he wants to cut government, and how far he’ll be able to go before the courts or Congress stop him. As CNN’s John Fritze wrote, “The order is part of a broader push by Trump …

More Than 5,000 Fired USDA Employees Just Got Their Jobs Back
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More Than 5,000 Fired USDA Employees Just Got Their Jobs Back

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON ― More than 5,000 employees who were fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture are getting their jobs back, at least for now, after a government employee oversight board decided Wednesday they were illegally terminated. The Merit Systems Protection Board, a panel charged with protecting federal merit systems against partisan or political abuse, announced it is …

Cathy Harris: ‘Merit board’ chair was unlawfully fired by Trump, judge rules, keeping her on the job
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Cathy Harris: ‘Merit board’ chair was unlawfully fired by Trump, judge rules, keeping her on the job

CNN  

CNN — The chairwoman of a critical agency that reviews federal employee firings can stay on the job, a judge ruled Tuesday, formally reversing President Donald Trump’s “unlawful” decision to fire her. The Justice Department immediately appealed the decision, calling it “an extraordinary intrusion into the President’s authority.” The next stop is the DC US Circuit Court of Appeals, and …

Government Oversight Agency Rules Elon Musk’s Mass Firings Are Illegal
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Government Oversight Agency Rules Elon Musk’s Mass Firings Are Illegal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The mass firings of probationary government workers roiling the federal government are likely illegal, a federal government oversight agency said on Monday. That decision, issued on Friday but not disclosed until Monday, determined that “there are reasonable grounds to believe that agencies engaged in prohibited personnel practices … by terminating the employees in violation of federal laws …

Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair
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Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Merit Systems Protection Board Chair

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Donald Trump from firing the chair of an agency that protects the rights of government workers, saying the official’s efforts to get her job reinstated were likely to succeed. Cathy Harris, who headed up the Merit Systems Protection Board, or MSPB, received an email from the Trump administration last Monday …

Trump administration wants Supreme Court to let firing of whistleblower agency head proceed
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Trump administration wants Supreme Court to let firing of whistleblower agency head proceed

The Hindu  

The Trump administration wants the Supreme Court to permit the firing of the head of the federal agency dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, according to documents obtained on Sunday that would mark the first appeal to the justices since President Donald Trump took office. The Justice Department's filing obtained by The Associated Press asks the conservative-majority court to lift a judge's …

Targeting DEI and civil service protections: Trump moves quickly to upend federal workforce
2 months ago

Targeting DEI and civil service protections: Trump moves quickly to upend federal workforce

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump is targeting federal employees who focus on diversity, equity and inclusion and career policy staffers as he follows through on campaign promises to exert more control over the federal bureaucracy. One executive order that sent shockwaves through the workforce on Monday calls for creating a category for federal employees involved in policy – known as …

Board that handles federal worker disputes is now vacant
6 years ago

Board that handles federal worker disputes is now vacant

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Merit Systems Protection Board, a quasi-judicial government body tasked with settling workplace disputes for millions of federal workers, is officially vacant for the first time in its 40-year history. The board became empty at midnight Thursday, after the Senate failed to act on a measure to extend the term of the board’s sole remaining member and acting …

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