The article discusses the ongoing layoffs under the Trump administration, particularly affecting federal public land agencies like the US Forest Service and National Park Service. Following a series of illegal firings, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is pursuing legally structured Reduction in Force layoffs. Notably, the reinstatement of 6,000 workers, largely from the Forest Service, reflects disarray within the administration. Upcoming layoffs are anticipated to highlight the administration's intentions to transfer authority over public lands to corporate entities and compromise essential public services.
The Great Firing continues—and the next round of layoffs will reveal how much power over public lands the Trump administration will cede to corporations.
DOGE is now turning to increasingly legal—and effective—ways of undermining essential services. DOGE directed all federal agencies to submit plans for Reduction in Force (RIF) layoffs by March 13.
On March 12, under orders from the Merit Systems Protection Board, the US Department of Agriculture reinstated the 6,000 probationary workers it had fired, mostly from the Forest Service.
The next wave of RIF layoffs will give us a glimpse into how far DOGE and the Trump administration will go to cede power to corporations.
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