Here’s what’s ahead with mass layoffs at federal agencies : NPR

Federal agencies have begun announcing plans to enforce President Trump Application To eliminate large -scale jobs and eliminate government functions.

Already, the Department of Education is moving forward with a proposal to get rid of its half workforce, the Department of Veterans is targeting the shortage of 80,000 employees and has been done by the Social Security Administration. Offered a volunteer purchase Before the reduction of power.

Sketch changes are in the service of Trump’s federal government’s vision to reduce the size and scope of the scope. The effort has been made by Elon Musk and his department for the government (DOGE) so far.

Tens of thousand thousand employees related to probationary status – usually new or new to the government, who have recently started in a new role – has been fired, though the termination has been challenged in court and the administration has been ordered to issue a clean job restoration.

But there are the earliest factor in trying to prevent people from spending the firing of probationary workers, deductions of dodge and a widespread jobs on people and programs that the president does not want to be part of the federal government’s future.

In the coming months, agencies are advised to continue to reorganize their programs and personnel, cancel contracts and strengthen government buildings – while also increasing productivity and providing “better services to the American public”.

What to know about the reorganization plans:

What do agencies do?

A February 26 Memo How to meet Trump’s demand for “manpower reform” from the Office of the Personal Management (OPM) and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) leaders.

According to the memo, the federal agency’s plans should focus on identifying “legal compulsory” functions and try to get five things.

1. Better service for the American people;
2. Increased productivity;
3. There is no need to eliminate these positions by a significant reduction in the number of FTE positions (FTE) positions.
4. Signs of a lower property; And
5. Low budget topline.

The agencies were also encouraged to consider the use of administration layers and advisers and contractors, and to strengthen the field office.

As the NPR has already reported, General Services Administration and Dodge have planned up to 25 % of the government’s 360 million square feet real estate, which includes shutting down social security buildings, IRS taxpayers’ aid centers and the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the United States.

Agencies will have to submit timelines to implement every part of their plans to eliminate positions and functions, in addition to presenting preliminary reorganization suggestions to the agencies.

How does Trump’s plan implement?

The federal agencies have a lot of how many employees they let and do, but the federal law is specific to the process that must be implemented. OPM is A A book containing 119 pages It describes how the reorganization of the force (RIF) and other workforce is necessary.

On Thursday, the two federal judges who restored the dismissed workers emphasize that the government has the right to reduce its manpower, but it has to follow the law to do so.

The first step in an RIF is to identify positions and areas that may be affected, which OPM says in this case should have been up to Thursday.

From there, agencies should consider other strategies, such as voluntary initial retirement authority (Vera) and voluntary separation -owned payment (VSIP), who choose employees to leave, before, before they are RIF.

Widen Allows agencies to temporarily qualify for retirement to the doorstep of a young or yearly service, while Vsip For employees who choose to leave, buy up to 000 25,000.

They may need to inform the unions or the Congress, and then they have to prepare official notice to send them to the affected employees. These notes Want to add some information. Like the reasons for RIF and effective history.

Employees must give a 60 -day notice of their deadline, unless OPM exempt this period to shorten the period for 30 days.

So far do we know about what deductions?

Some agencies have been targeted soon to abolish the Trump administration. Some large -scale public announcements have been showing details about their reorganization plans. Others have been acquired by the NPR. Some projects will affect tens of thousands of employees. Others are still young.

Until Friday afternoon, something is known here:

– – US Agency for International Development The Dage Initiative has been closed effectively, and Trump officials said most of its agreements have been canceled.

– – Department of Education Will cut about 50 % of your staff. More than 1,300 positions will be eliminated by RIF – in addition to about 600 600 people offered to resign in the “fork” delays or the VSIP of the department. The affected employees will be kept on administrative departure starting March 21 and will receive full salary and benefits for 9, 90 days after the department’s RIF projects announced.

– – Va According to an internal memo obtained by the NPR, which will be reduced to about 80,000 employees. The memo says a specific RIF project will be developed soon.

– a Defense Department The memo, which has been obtained by the NPR this week, has been called for the elimination of probationary positions, which is “non -mission critical” in an attempt to reduce civilian workforce by 5 % to 8 %, targeting at least 55,000 jobs. The Pentagon has 780,000 civilian employees.

The memo says it will begin through the acquisition of job deduction through initial retirement and voluntary separation, “which should be fully understood by June.” Managers are expected to provide their plans after March 20.

– – Social Security Administration On February 28, it announced that it aims to reduce 7,000 jobs.

– In recent weeks, General Services AdministrationThe service of public buildings has dismissed more than a thousand permanent and trial employees and sent about RIF notices to eliminate the entire staff from almost three out of 11 areas across the country.

– – National Peshawar and Environmental Administration According to a NPR employee by a NOAA employee, he is planning to cut more than a thousand employees, who had no option to speak publicly.

What comes forward?

When agencies move forward with the termination of positions, they will have to present another set of projects by April 14 to present a “positive vision for more productive, effective agency works”, according to the OPM/OMB memo.

This includes changes to changes to Washington, DC, area, regulations or agency policies and further details about the implementation of RIFS or changes in the rules or agency policies.

For those agencies who provide direct services to citizens, they will also have to include explanation as to why staff and resources reduction “will have a positive impact on such services.”

The agencies will provide monthly progress reports and are expected to wrap the process by the end of the financial year on September 30.

Do you want to share information about reducing agencies and other changes in the federal government? Reach the author through the encrypted communication on the signal: Stephen Foler Stphnfwlr.25.

With the reporting of NPR’s Tom Boomon, Quill Lawrence, Shannon Bond, Jenna McLAFLAN and Elijandra Boronda.