CIA shakeup: Entire workforce offered buyouts in Donald Trump’s national security overhaul - Reports
1 month, 2 weeks ago

CIA shakeup: Entire workforce offered buyouts in Donald Trump’s national security overhaul - Reports

Live Mint  

The Central Intelligence Agency has offered buyouts to its entire workforce in a move aimed at aligning the agency with the national security priorities of US President Donald Trump, according to Reuters, which cited sources familiar with the matter. CIA confirms buyouts as part of strategic shift A CIA spokesperson confirmed, as per the Reuters report, that the buyouts are part of a broader strategy under new CIA Director John Ratcliffe to ensure that the agency’s operations are responsive to the Trump administration’s priorities. Trump Administration expands buyout program for federal workers The Trump administration is also offering a buyout program for the 2 million full-time civilian federal workers, providing them with the option to stop working and receive pay and benefits through September 30, 2025, as part of a broader government downsizing initiative. Earlier on Tuesday, they filed a lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration’s buyout plan, arguing that it could undermine the workforce and harm federal employees.

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White House urges agencies to retain cybersecurity teams amid budget cuts
1 week, 3 days ago

White House urges agencies to retain cybersecurity teams amid budget cuts

India Today  

The White House is urging federal agencies to refrain from laying off their cybersecurity teams, as they scramble to comply with a Thursday deadline to submit mass layoff plans to slash their budgets, according to an email seen by Reuters. "We believe cybersecurity is national security and we encourage Department-level Chief Information Officers to consider this when reviewing their organizations," …

Donald Trump’s downsizing hits CIA: Junior officers face job cuts
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Donald Trump’s downsizing hits CIA: Junior officers face job cuts

Live Mint  

The Central Intelligence Agency will fire an unreleased number of junior officers as President Donald Trump's efforts to downsize and reshape the federal government reverberate through America's intelligence community. The agency will review personnel hired within the past two years, an agency spokesperson said Thursday, and those officers with behavioral issues or who are deemed a poor fit for intelligence …

Donald Trump directs Federal agencies for major layoffs amid Elon Musk-led DOGE’s cost-cutting push
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Donald Trump directs Federal agencies for major layoffs amid Elon Musk-led DOGE’s cost-cutting push

Live Mint  

Donald Trump's administration, federal agencies were directed to carry out additional large-scale layoffs, as Elon Musk, who heads the Department of Government Efficiency, pledged at Trump's first cabinet meeting to push for substantial spending reductions. As reported by Reuters, a new memo from the administration required agencies to submit plans by March 13 for a "significant reduction" in staff, adding …

Trump orders more layoffs as Musk pledges deeper cuts at first Cabinet meeting
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Trump orders more layoffs as Musk pledges deeper cuts at first Cabinet meeting

Firstpost  

US President Donald Trump’s administration directed federal agencies to prepare for more large-scale layoffs just after the first cabinet meeting, where DoGE chief Elon Musk pledged deeper spending cuts. Reuters File US President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday directed federal agencies to prepare for more large-scale layoffs. This comes just after Trump’s first cabinet meeting, where Department of Government Efficiency …

Musk's demand to government workers opens fissures in Trump administration
1 month ago

Musk's demand to government workers opens fissures in Trump administration

Hindustan Times  

By Andy Sullivan and Jonathan Landay Musk's demand to government workers opens fissures in Trump administration WASHINGTON -Elon Musk's order to U.S. government workers to justify their jobs opened divisions in President Donald Trump's administration, as some agencies told workers to respond to the chainsaw-wielding billionaire by Monday night and others said to ignore him. Musk's directive to the nation's …

How federal workforce bearing the burnt of Trump administration? All you need to know
1 month ago

How federal workforce bearing the burnt of Trump administration? All you need to know

Live Mint  

Thousands of federal government employees were dismissed in the first month of US President Donald Trump's administration. According to the official website of the National Federation of Federal Employees, here’s a look at what’s happened Within one month of US President Donald Trump taking office: Federal Hiring Freeze In his initial set of executive orders, Trump enacted a federal hiring …

75,000 workers have accepted Trump’s buyout — far short of White House projections
1 month, 1 week ago

75,000 workers have accepted Trump’s buyout — far short of White House projections

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy About 75,000 federal workers have accepted President Donald Trump’s buyout …

75,000 federal workers accept Trump-Musk buyout offer across US govt: Report
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1 month, 1 week ago

75,000 federal workers accept Trump-Musk buyout offer across US govt: Report

Firstpost  

The officials noted that the figure represents 3.75 per cent of the nation’s 2 million federal employees – falls short of the projected 5 per cent to 10 per cent of federal employees the White House expected to take the deal Demonstrators hold signs during a protest against US President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the …

75,000 U.S. federal workers accept Trump administration buyout program
1 month, 1 week ago

75,000 U.S. federal workers accept Trump administration buyout program

The Hindu  

About 75,000 U.S. federal workers accepted the deferred buyout program of President Donald Trump's administration, a spokesperson for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said late on Wednesday. The buyout is one of many approaches Mr. Trump is taking to slash a civilian workforce of 2.3 million that he has blasted as ineffective and biased against him. He has also …

US judge allows Trump's buyout programme plan to downsize government workforce
1 month, 1 week ago

US judge allows Trump's buyout programme plan to downsize government workforce

India Today  

A US judge on Wednesday allowed Donald Trump's administration to move ahead with a buyout program for federal workers that could usher tens of thousands of workers off government payrolls as part of a sweeping effort to downsize the US civil service. The decision by US District Judge George O'Toole in Boston could clear the way for the Trump administration …

Federal judge lets Trump’s ‘buyout’ plan for federal employees proceed
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge lets Trump’s ‘buyout’ plan for federal employees proceed

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward for the moment with its deferred resignation offer for federal employees. US District Judge George O’Toole said federal employee unions, which brought a lawsuit on behalf of their members, are not directly impacted by the offer, so they lack standing to bring this case. …

Federal judge lets Trump’s ‘buyout’ plan for federal employees proceed
1 month, 1 week ago

Federal judge lets Trump’s ‘buyout’ plan for federal employees proceed

CNN  

CNN — A federal judge in Boston on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward for the moment with its deferred resignation offer for federal employees. US District Judge George O’Toole said federal employee unions, which brought a lawsuit on behalf of their members, are not directly impacted by the offer, so they lack standing to bring this case. …

Trump sued by USAID workers union after slashing thousands of jobs from government agency: Live
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump sued by USAID workers union after slashing thousands of jobs from government agency: Live

The Independent  

✕ Close Trump rambles about DC plane tragedy in driving range analogy Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our …

'Tougher posture': Trump reportedly hatches new plan to ratchet up federal purge
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Tougher posture': Trump reportedly hatches new plan to ratchet up federal purge

Raw Story  

Federal employees on Thursday were put on notice by the Trump administration that workers with less than stellar performance reviews would face immediate termination as the focus shifts from offering resignation buyouts to poor performers, according to media reports. Now, a new memo gives federal agencies until March 7 to compile lists of their poorest performing employees as the administration …

The CIA is offering buyouts to every employee. Here's what's going on
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

The CIA is offering buyouts to every employee. Here's what's going on

ABC  

Employees of the United States's spy agencies are the latest government workers confirmed to have been extended mass buyout offers. Reuters cited a statement by a CIA spokesperson, who said the move was intended to align the agency with the goals of its newly minted director John Ratcliffe and Mr Trump's administration as a whole. The White House argues the …

CIA offers buyouts to staffers as new director looks to stamp Trump’s imprint on the agency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

CIA offers buyouts to staffers as new director looks to stamp Trump’s imprint on the agency

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The CIA confirmed on Wednesday that it has offered buyouts to employees who voluntarily resign, the latest group of workers targeted in President Donald Trump’s push to transform the federal government. The CIA and other national security agencies were initially exempted, but the CIA offers suggest few corners of the government will escape Trump’s overhaul. Trump has long …

20,000 US government employees planning to quit after Trump's buyout offer: Report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

20,000 US government employees planning to quit after Trump's buyout offer: Report

Hindustan Times  

Unions representing US government employees filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block the Trump administration's buyout plan for federal workers, while a US official told Reuters that more than 20,000 federal employees are planning to resign. More than 20,000 federal employees are planning to resign The American Federation of Government Employees, along with two other unions, claims the buyout offer …

CIA takes Trump cue for makeover, first spy agency to offer buyouts to entire workforce
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

CIA takes Trump cue for makeover, first spy agency to offer buyouts to entire workforce

Firstpost  

Trump administration officials have said the buyout offer is, among other things, also intended to push employees who oppose the president’s policies to seek employment elsewhere The CIA is falling in line with Trump's agenda to make the US federal workforce leaner. Agencies The Central Intelligence Agency has offered buyouts to its entire workforce as part of an effort to …

'Shocking': Expert floored as Trump tries to 'gut' CIA — while floating Gaza takeover
1 month, 2 weeks ago

'Shocking': Expert floored as Trump tries to 'gut' CIA — while floating Gaza takeover

Raw Story  

A journalist, historian, and author called an eye-popping new report "shocking" that the CIA offered buyouts to its entire workforce Tuesday in hopes of ushering in "renewed energy" under new Director John Ratcliffe. Additionally, some will likely have their offers rescinded if they "don't have the right background for the agency's new goals," the report said. Graff flagged the curious …

CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce as it seeks to infuse 'renewed energy': report
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce as it seeks to infuse 'renewed energy': report

Raw Story  

The CIA, America's decades-old civilian foreign intelligence service tasked with intelligence gathering around the world, joined other federal agencies Tuesday in offering buyouts — to its entire workforce, according to a report. The agency appears to be the first intelligence agency to tell workers they can take Elon Musk's signature buyouts, in which employees can take eight months of pay …

CIA offers buyouts to its entire workforce: Report
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

CIA offers buyouts to its entire workforce: Report

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The US Central Intelligence Agency offered buyouts to its entire workforce on Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. The move would make it the first intelligence agency to join a voluntary redundancy program initiated by President Donald Trump for federal employees. The agency is also freezing the hiring of job seekers already given a conditional offer, the paper reported, …

Trump offers deferred resignation to national security and intelligence workers
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump offers deferred resignation to national security and intelligence workers

NPR  

Trump offers deferred resignation to national security and intelligence workers toggle caption Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty Images Employees at the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence were sent deferred resignation offer letters this week, according to three sources familiar with the matter. Sponsor Message "Director Ratcliffe is moving …

Trump-Musk purge of the CIA underway as agency pivots to spying on traditional allies like Mexico
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump-Musk purge of the CIA underway as agency pivots to spying on traditional allies like Mexico

Salon  

Employees of the Central Intelligence Agency have been told to resign or get on board with President Donald Trump's plans for espionage operations aimed at traditional allies of the United States. Cting a CIA spokesperson, the Journal reported that the intent is to purge agency personnel who are unwilling to help the administration carry out espionage operations "targeting countries not …

20,000 federal workers employees take Donald Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer
1 month, 2 weeks ago

20,000 federal workers employees take Donald Trump’s ‘buyout’ offer

Live Mint  

More than 20,000 federal employees, roughly 1% of the US federal workforce, have signed up for a resignation offer that would allow them to quit their jobs while continuing to receive taxpayer-funded salaries until the end of September, as per a report in Bloomberg. However, reaching this target may prove challenging as the nearly 2.3 million civilian federal employees include …

Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign

CNN  

CNN — The Trump administration is planning widespread layoffs among the federal workforce soon, leaving employees who don’t accept its deferred resignation offer at risk of losing their jobs, two Trump administration officials told CNN. The unions also want to “require the government to articulate a policy that is lawful, rather than an arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum which workers may …

Federal workers devise plot on how to use Trump's buyout offer to 'spite' him
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Federal workers devise plot on how to use Trump's buyout offer to 'spite' him

Daily Mail  

Federal workers appear to be cooking up a plot to thwart the Trump administration's plan to cut down the federal workforce. It comes after the Trump administration started sending out emails to thousands of federal workers Tuesday evening offering them a 'buyout' to voluntarily leave their government positions but remain on the payroll for months. The administration has called for …

‘Hold the line, don’t resign’: Federal workers encourage each other not to accept Trump’s buyout offer
1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Hold the line, don’t resign’: Federal workers encourage each other not to accept Trump’s buyout offer

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Trump administration has offered a buyout to around 2 …

Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in effort to shrink government
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump offering federal workers buyouts with about 8 months’ pay in effort to shrink government

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by next week — an unprecedented move to shrink the U.S. government at breakneck speed. ▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington A memo from the Office of Personnel Management, the government’s human resources …

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