"President Trump laid off about 4,200 federal employees Friday night, claiming the government shutdown left him no choice. No previous shutdown has resulted in layoffs. ( Government Executive) The layoffs affected the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, HUD, the IRS, EPA, and other agencies. ( NPR) The layoffs were conducted without much precision in hundreds of cases: Some at CDC "were mistakenly fired through a 'coding error,'" two sources told Politico; and they and others will be rehired by HHS. ( Politico)"
"Among the people laid off are Education Department staff who ensure that "states provide special education services to the nation's 7.5 million children with disabilities." ( NPR) More than 100 employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, which oversees the 988 suicide-prevention hotline, lost their jobs. ( NPR) The American Federation of Government Employees is already suing the Trump administra"
Rain is expected early with clouds and a high near 61 degrees, with more rain likely after 4 PM and gusty overnight winds producing a low near 55. The Washington Commanders will host the Chicago Bears tonight at Northwest Stadium, and the Washington Wizards will visit the Knicks for a preseason game. Music recommendations include Peel Dream Magazine's "Lie in the Gutter" and curated playlists on Spotify and Apple Music of daily picks. President Trump laid off about 4,200 federal employees across multiple agencies, prompting some CDC rehiring after coding errors and union legal action. Affected agencies include HHS, Education, HUD, IRS, and EPA; Education Department staff and SAMHSA employees were among those impacted.
Read at Washingtonian - The website that Washington lives by.
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]