The federal workforce has been reduced by about 23,000 since the Trump administration took office in January and began aggressively downsizing federal agencies, according to data from the Bureau of ...

When the government shuts down, many federal workers go without paychecks, whether they are deemed essential and required to show up for work or whether they're furloughed for the duration of the ...

The White House’s claims that a 2019 law guaranteeing backpay to both furloughed and excepted federal workers following the end of a government shutdown does not actually guarantee feds backpay lacks ...

Four federal employees who were fired from roles focused on workplace diversity, equity and inclusion sued on Wednesday, ...

The Housing and Urban Development Department’s website currently displays a red banner that says “The Radical Left in Congress shut down the government,” while some furloughed Education Department ...

After Congress could not agree on a funding measure, the government shut down as midnight passed on 1 October. This means that non-essential government services have ground to a halt, and some federal ...