Posts tagged military personnel
Trump offers all federal workers an 8-month buyout to resign
January 29, 2025 // Of the 3 million federal workers, roughly 374,000 or 12%, work in the Washington metropolitan area, which includes the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia and parts of West Virginia, according to data from the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank. The largest percentage of federal workers are employed outside the nation’s capital. Federal workers account for the 15th largest workforce in the nation, and their average tenure is 11.8 years, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of Office of Personnel Management data.
Legal options for job seekers impacted by Trump’s hiring freeze
January 22, 2025 // For federal civilian job seekers with offers in hand, President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze has brought sudden uncertainty — and limited recourse. The freeze, signed into effect Monday at noon, stops hiring for civilian federal employees and is part of a broader plan to downsize the federal workforce.