#workforce-reductions

#workforce-reductions

One of the world's biggest windfarm developers will cut its workforce by a quarter in the next two years after a series of setbacks for the industry. Danish wind giant rsted plans to remove about 2,000 positions from its 8,000-strong workforce by the end of 2027 through a combination of redundancies, natural attrition and selling off parts of its business.

A backend nerve center for the government with procurement, technology and real estate duties that cross agencies, GSA was an early stronghold for the controversial DOGE effort. Tech billionaire and then-DOGE head Elon Musk himself visited the agency in January. DOGE associates were even spending nights in a GSA building in D.C., although during Ehikian's first town hall at the agency, he told employees that there was no DOGE team at GSA when asked about the efficiency group.

We are civil servants. We don't tend to speak out a lot. But ... I don't feel like we can afford to be silent anymore.

Insider threats often stem from inadequate offboarding processes, with nearly 90% of former employees retaining access to sensitive systems post-departure, highlighting security vulnerabilities.