Layoffs

Memo says mass layoffs at Veterans’ Affairs will begin early as June
Politics

Memo says mass layoffs at Veterans’ Affairs will begin early as June

A person walks past the Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters a block from the White House on March 06, 2025 in Washington, DC.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin mass layoffs at the politically sensitive agency as early as June, according to a memo reviewed […]

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U.S. federal workers hit with second wave of emails demanding job details
Politics

U.S. federal workers hit with second wave of emails demanding job details

Elon Musk speaks during the first cabinet meeting hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., February 26, 2025.  Brian Snyder | Reuters The Trump administration sent out a second round of emails on Friday evening demanding all federal employees summarize their work over the past week after the […]

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Firings at the U.S. weather and oceans agency risk lives and the economy, former agency heads warn
Politics

Firings at the U.S. weather and oceans agency risk lives and the economy, former agency heads warn

Signage outside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland, US, on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024. The conservative Project 2025 roadmap calls for slashing NOAA funding at a time when China is investing heavily in climate research. Photographer: Michael A. McCoy/Bloomberg via Getty Images Michael […]

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Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products
Politics

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009.  Jason Reed | Reuters The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend, as recently hired employees who review the safety of food […]

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Bezos’ Blue Origin to layoff about 10% across its space, launch business
World

Bezos’ Blue Origin to layoff about 10% across its space, launch business

A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready for its inaugural launch at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., January 10, 2025. Joe Skipper | Reuters The CEO of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced in an all-hands call on Thursday company-wide layoffs of “about 10 percent” of its employees, a sweeping […]

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CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated
Finance

CFPB’s new leadership begins staff purge with dozens of employees terminated

Key Points The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent termination notices to several dozen employees, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The affected staff were mostly those with probationary status, said the people, who asked for anonymity to speak candidly after orders to stop all agency work, including speaking with reporters. Several of those […]

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CNN to lay off hundreds of employees as post-inauguration transformation begins, sources say
Business

CNN to lay off hundreds of employees as post-inauguration transformation begins, sources say

The stage is set for the first 2024 presidential debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Atlanta on June 26, 2024. John Nowak | CNN | Via Reuters Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN plans to lay off hundreds of employees Thursday as it refocuses the business around a global digital […]

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Wayfair to exit Germany, cut 730 jobs as it looks to focus on physical retail
Business

Wayfair to exit Germany, cut 730 jobs as it looks to focus on physical retail

The first Wayfair brick-and-mortar store in Wilmette, Illinois, prepares to open, May 2, 2024. Scott Olson | Getty Images Wayfair is exiting the German market and plans to cut as many as 730 jobs, or about 3% of its global workforce, as it looks to focus on new growth drivers such as physical retail, the […]

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GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization, cost-cutting
Business

GM lays off 1,000 employees amid reorganization, cost-cutting

The GM logo is seen on the facade of the General Motors headquarters in Detroit on March 16, 2021. Rebecca Cook | Reuters DETROIT – General Motors laid off roughly 1,000 employees on Friday as the automaker attempts to cut costs and realign priorities amid changing market conditions, according to a person familiar with the […]

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