Not only did previous presidents ignore this truth, they gaslit the world into believing that they were the grown-ups. Well, who looks like the big kids now? In one fell swoop on Tuesday ...

A federal judge on Thursday extended the deadline for federal workers to accept the Trump administration’s sweeping buyout offer. The court will weigh the merits of the bid to block the offer in ...

The numbers have not grown significantly in the past decade, though the total of federal contractors had ballooned to an estimated five million by 2020, according to a Brookings Institution scholar.

The Trump administration is seeking to overhaul and shrink the federal workforce. President Donald Trump has issued multiple executive actions that affect federal workers, including requiring them ...

WASHINGTON ― Fear, shock, and uncertainty have taken hold in the federal workforce as 2.3 million ... House expects the largest spike in sign-ups to come in the final 24 hours before the deadline.

A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from obtaining access to certain Treasury Department payment records. Treasury officials "will not ...

The Washington Post wants to hear from people affected by DOGE activities at federal agencies. You can contact our reporters by email or Signal encrypted message. Pranshu Verma: pranshu.verma@ ...

The ruling came just hours before the deadline for employees to take the offer. A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the Trump administration and DOGE head Elon Musk from implementing ...

More than 40,000 federal workers have raised their hands to resign, putting the Trump administration at risk of falling short of its target for slashing the government through voluntary measures.

How to Think About Meaningful Work. Historically, the rewards of being a federal employee, including the mission of public service and the value of employment stability, have come at the cost of ...

WASHINGTON ― The Trump administration ordered all heads of federal departments and agencies Thursday to provide lists of their lowest-performing employees and signaled mass job terminations ...

In less than three weeks, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have upended the federal workforce, firing top officials, grinding billion-dollar agencies to a halt and convincing tens of thousands ...