
How federal workforce bearing the burnt of Trump administration? All you need to know
Live MintThousands 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 freeze, similar to an action he took at the beginning of his first term in an effort to shrink the size of government. Federal workers fired President Donald Trump unexpectedly fired Air Force Gen CQ Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, removing a groundbreaking fighter pilot and respected officer, according to a report by the Associated Press. Moreover, thousands of federal workers have been dismissed, with agencies affected including the Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Energy, United States Agency for International Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Agriculture, Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of the Interior, Office of Personnel Management, General Services Administration, and Small Business Administration. Return-to-work orders President Trump also signed a return-to-office executive order instructing agencies to require their federal employees to return to work at the office “as soon as practicable.” He directed agencies to end remote work arrangements and require employees to work in person full time.
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