A USAID directive to destroy classified documents had been "seriously misapprehended," Trump administration attorneys wrote ...

President Trump has made large scale changes to the federal workforce even before receiving mass layoff plans from federal ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to lay off approximately 20% of its workforce, The New York Times ...

Sheria Smith, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's war on the Department of Education, the legal fight he is facing for ...

An email states employees with approved telework agreements may work from home on Wednesday, and that offices will reopen on Thursday.

Reaction to massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education came swiftly, with teachers unions and some parents groups ...

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said cutting the department's workforce nearly in half is a first step toward ...

Nearly half of the employees at the Department of Education were placed on administrative leave Tuesday as part of an effort to cut government spending.

“Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring ...

The Trump administration's federal layoffs have focused on workers across the government who are new to their positions and have fewer protections than longer-tenured employees. At the agency's ...

The Washington Post spoke to fired workers who explained their roles — and what the country is losing with the elimination of ...