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The agency that maintains the US nuclear arsenal will be sending home 80% of its workforce as the government shutdown drags through its 17th day and into the weekend, now the longest full funding lapse in US history. House armed services committee chair Mike Rogers said in a Friday press conference that the National Nuclear Security Administration has now exhausted …

Federal workforce losses are mounting, and agencies need a plan  Government Executive Court blocks Trump administration’s latest mass layoffs for federal employees  Federal News Network Judge Blocks Federal Firings During Shutdown For Now  Bloomberg.com Judge blocks shutdown layoffs and Trump acknowledges covert CIA action in Venezuela: Morning Rundown  NBC News Interior planning layoffs despite court order, unions say  E&E News by POLITICO Source link

Approximately 550 employees of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be laid off, according to an announcement made on the agency’s website on Monday (Oct. 13). The news comes in the midst of an ongoing U.S. government shutdown and the looming threat of the single largest funding reduction in NASA’s 66-year history. Due to those potential cuts, NASA has been …

In order to best position JPL going forward, we are taking steps to restructure and establish an appropriate size to ensure future success. As part of this effort, JPL is undergoing a realignment of its workforce, including a reduction in staff. This reduction — part of a reorganization that began in July and not related to the current government shutdown …

Electronic Arts has addressed employee concerns regarding layoffs following its decision to go private in a $55 billion deal, clarifying that there will be no “immediate changes” to its workforce. As detailed in a filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (spotted by Stephen Totilo), EA stated that employees’ “jobs, team, or daily work” will not change following …

Avalanche Studios is the latest developer to be impacted by layoffs, as the company’s UK studio is set to be closed as part of a workforce restructure that will impact its Swedish studios too. The studio is known for the Just Cause series (not to be confused with Hogwarts Legacy developer Avalanche Software, owned by Warner Bros.) and was previously …

AI firm Anthropic said on Friday that it will triple its international workforce and grow its applied AI team by five times this year in order to keep up with the rising global demand for its Claude models. Indeed, the company explained that nearly 80% of Claude’s consumer usage now comes from outside the U.S., with people in countries like …

This shutdown could permanently reshape the federal workforce — here’s how  Axios The federal government could shut down soon. Here’s what you need to know  CNN Trump leaves town, lawmakers aren’t talking as government shutdown deadline nears  USA Today GOP, Democrats both see incentives in a shutdown that looks inevitable  The Hill For Investors, Government Shutdowns Haven’t Mattered. Is This Time Different?  The New York …

The Department of Government Efficiency’s remaking of the federal workforce has battered the Washington job market and put more households in the metropolitan area in financial distress, according to a report released Wednesday. FILE – Rep. Kweisi Mfume, D-Md., protests against DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, as he and other House Democrats speak out against the Republican budget plan, …

If you work for Opendoor, the online real estate platform, you might consider polishing up your resume. The chair of the company’s board recently let it slip that he thinks the firm could stand to lose almost all of its employees. During a recent appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Keith Rabois, a former member of the PayPal Mafia, …