Civil servants told POLITICO they’re anxious and exhausted, but holding out hope their lawyers can still save their jobs.

As more federal workers join the ranks of the unemployed, they face a challenging job market. Unemployment claims from laid-off federal workers looking for new jobs are up nearly 60% year-over-year.

Knox County Schools has terminated more than two dozen jobs in its central office after a federal funding freeze, joining districts across the country scrambling to operate without $6.2 billion that was promised for K-12 schools.

SCOTUS allowed President Trump’s federal workforce cuts to proceed temporarily, pausing a lower court block while legal challenges continue.

The good news: the projected 76,000 Veterans Affairs layoffs won’t happen. The bad news: the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs confirms it’s cutting nearly 30,000 jobs.

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The White House is scrutinizing layoff plans by federal agencies in an effort to limit further court challenges after the Supreme Court cleared the way for a sweeping downsizing of the government workforce, according to two senior White House officials with knowledge of the matter.

Recruiters and lawyers in and outside government told BI that it's increasingly hard to move from public to private sector work.

Virginia loses No. 1 spot in America’s Top States for Business in 2025 as President Trump’s federal government job cuts hit the state economy.