The Trump administration intensified sweeping efforts to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay ...

WASHINGTON — The IRS will lay off thousands of probationary workers in the middle of tax season, according to two sources familiar with the agency's plans, and cuts could happen as soon as next week.

These reckless firings will slow down critical cleanup work and make workers less safe,” Murray said. “Trying to run Hanford with a skeleton crew is a recipe for disaster t ...