Federal agencies are rehiring and ordering back from leave some of the employees who were laid off in the weeks after Donald Trump took office as they scramble to fill critical gaps in services left by the DOGE-led effort to shrink the federal workforce.
The Trump administration’s quiet backtracking from the firings and voluntary retirements — which are also paired with new hires to fill vacancies those departures created — come as federal agencies are still implementing their “reduction-in-force” plans as part of a push for spending cuts.
Experts warned that even though the Trump administration has backtracked on some of its efforts to shrink the federal workforce, the rapid rehirings are a warning sign that it has lost more capacities and expertise that could prove critical — and difficult to replace — in the months and years ahead.
Earlier this month, as Israel’s conflict with Iran escalated, Voice of America called back dozens of Farsi speakers who had been on paid administrative leave since March. Those staffers at its Persian-language service were among hundreds who were then laid off again the next week, as the Trump administration gutted the network.
Fucking shameful
I hope the sacked employees use the negotiating power they now have to full effect. It’d be too much to ask that Musk pay for it all out of his own pocket, but that’d be nice, too.
Everyone in the trump administration should be removed from power and barred from ever holding office or working in government. They’re the worst people.
Hell, while I’m waving my magic wand, everyone who ever has voted or would voted for a republican of their own free will is now barred from voting, holding office, or discussing politics. In six months we’d solve the climate crisis.
There’s no magic wand required, the Biden administration just had to do their job, and enforce the 14th Amendment/ Section 3. But they didn’t, and here we are.
Sure, for six months pay up front and a severance clause for your untrustworthy ass.
They can hire my consulting company, which includes all the others that were in my department (except Aaron in accounts payable, you know why Aaron). Everybody’s pay would triple.
First and last month’s pay and an equal deposit, in advance. Plus a five grand hiring bonus, in advance.
Time to renegotiate the payment and other employment conditions.
my thought too. pretty much just gave those workers a lot more leverage for more pay
republicans are so fucking stupid
Yes you’re fired! but frankly, we need you to work. Your job is critical to our operations, and that’s why we had to let you go. Yes we’re cutting funding to that department, I don’t want to get into the weeds about how we’ll afford to pay you, but we do need your expertise. Now get out of here and stop being a lazy bum. We’ll see you back at the desk next month.
Aha! Art of the business!
Who wants to bet the workload will be double/triple what is was before, too?
Yeah, I’m sure the workers are clamoring to slam their collective hands back on that hot stove.
Shocker
