Workforce news
DailyFED's workforce section covers news about federal jobs themselves: the yearly pay raise, reductions in force and separation offers, shutdowns and back pay, telework and return-to-office policy, hiring and personnel rules. Each story links to the guide or data page that explains what it means for you.
February202513 stories
- Five Things That Happened This WeekMass Layoffs of Probationary Employees Intensified: The Trump administration escalated its efforts to reduce the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off nearly all...
- OSC Takes Action On Mass FiringsOn February 24, 2025, the U.S.
- Lawyers Suggest Mass Firing of Probationary Employees is IllegalA recent wave of federal employee terminations may have violated laws designed to ensure fairness during hiring and layoffs, according to legal experts.
- Preparing for Reductions In ForceOn February 11, President Trump signed an Executive Order designed to implement the Department of Government Efficiency’s workforce optimization initiative.
- Continued Uncertainty For Federal EmployeesFederal employees have recently faced a flurry of actions and Executive Orders aimed at implementing DOGE’s initiatives to reduce the workforce and increase efficiency.
- New Insight into Schedule Policy/CareerA new report from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) indicates that President Trump’s recent executive order creating the Schedule Policy/Career category could affect a...
- Letter Carriers Reject Tentative Deal with USPSMembers of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) have voted overwhelmingly to reject a tentative contract agreement with the U.S.
- Social Security Fairness Act - What’s Next?On January 5, 2025, the Social Security Fairness Act was signed into law.
- Important Update - Deferred Resignation Program Temporarily BlockedU.S.
- Deadline Day for Deferred Resignation OfferThe February 6 deadline has arrived and many eligible civilian federal employees are still grappling with the Trump administration’s unprecedented deferred resignation offer.
- OPM Takes Action on TeleworkOn January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order mandating that federal employees return to full-time, in-person work, effectively ending telework...
- OPM Authorizes VERA and Addresses Deferred Resignation DoubtsThe Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has granted federal agencies the authority to offer voluntary early retirement (VERA) alongside the recently announced “deferred...
- New Hiring Freeze and Workforce Reduction PlansPresident Trump has signed a new executive order that institutes a hiring freeze across most federal agencies and sets the stage for workforce reductions.
January20257 stories
- Strong Opposition to Deferred Resignation OfferOn January 28, a mass email titled Fork in the Road went out to over 2 million federal employees.
- Deferred Resignation for Federal EmployeesA government-wide deferred resignation program has been offered to federal employees.
- Schedule F - New Name Same OppositionPresident Trump’s recent executive order revived the Schedule F exception from his first term, declaring it “immediately reinstated with full force and effect.” The order...
- Conflicting Data on Federal TeleworkersFederal teleworkers have come under increasing scrutiny as a slew of legislation has been proposed to address what some lawmakers perceive as a problem that diminishes...
- How Trump 2.0 Could Impact Federal EmployeesIt’s Inauguration Day and federal employees are bracing for potential changes that could significantly impact their careers, benefits, and work environments.
- The Worrying Rise Of “Frankenstein Fraud”“Frankenstein Fraud” is a term used to describe a sophisticated type of identity fraud where criminals stitch together fragments of personal information from multiple...
- USPS Offers Retirement IncentiveThe American Postal Workers Union (APWU), National Postal Mail Handlers Union (NPMHU), and the Postal Service have signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) establishing an...
What we cover here
- Pay. The proposed and final yearly raise, locality changes and new pay tables.
- RIFs and offers. Reductions in force, VERA and VSIP announcements.
- Shutdowns. Furlough rules and back pay.
- Workplace policy. Telework, return to office, hiring and personnel rules.
- Time off. Extra days off granted by executive order.
The rules behind the headlines
Look up current pay on the GS pay scale page and this year's federal holidays.
When the news affects your job
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