Government Shutdown Archives

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 24: People walk past the headquarters of the U.S. Small Business Administration in the Southwest Federal Center area on March 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Even after announcing that loans and grants formerly managed by the Department of Education will be transferred to the SBA, President Donald Trump announced last week that the SBA is cutting around 43% of its workforce, or about 2,700 positions. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

A week after shutdown’s end, some federal workers’ job status remains in limbo

Many Education and State workers are still in the dark, while dozens of SBA employees were told their RIFs were halted only to be told a day…

4 days ago By Miranda Nazzaro Madison Alder

People exit the Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on September 30, 2025. (Photo by Salwan Georges/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

RIF’d Education Department civil rights staff looks to shutdown deal for job protection

A workers union contends more than 200 ED staff could see their RIFs halted under the broad language of Congress’s funding deal.

Nov 14, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: About 75 demostrators rally during a press conference outside the Department of Labor headquarters on April 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Current and former Department of Labor workers and their supporters rallied in protest of the workforce cuts in the department’s Women’s Bureau, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Disability Employment Policy, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Employee Benefits Security Administration, and Bureau of International Labor Affairs by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Judge halts federal reductions-in-force amid shutdown

A federal judge in California said the RIFs appear to be “politically motivated” and temporarily halted efforts to carry them out.

Oct 15, 2025 By Madison Alder

The Daily Scoop Podcast

Federal agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

The White House disclosed at least 4,100 federal workers may have been sent RIF notices, a week after President Trump said he and OMB’s Russ Vought would…

Oct 14, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought testifies before the House Appropriations Committee at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

HHS, Education, IRS among agencies impacted by Trump RIFs during shutdown

The White House disclosed at least 4,100 federal workers may have been sent RIF notices, a week after President Trump said he and OMB’s Russ Vought would…

Oct 10, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro Madison Alder

A view of the entrance of Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images)

Furloughed Education Department workers ‘shocked’ after automatic email replies changed to blame shutdown on Democrats

The apparently automatic email changes are raising fears that agency employees will be implicated in Hatch Act violations.

Oct 2, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro

A sign for the U.S. Department of State is seen on the outside of the Harry S. Truman Federal Building on October 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Data error causes already RIF’d State Department workers to get furlough info

That included notifications that roles were “excepted” during a shutdown. A spokesperson pointed to “minor data” discrepancies, which the agency worked to fix.

Oct 2, 2025 By Madison Alder

The Daily Scoop Podcast

How federal IT shops are continuing work during the shutdown

FedScoop takes a detailed look at contingency plans at civilian CFO Act agencies for general tech and Office of the Chief Information Officer functions.

Oct 2, 2025 By FedScoop Staff

A National Park Service sign indicating that the Washington Monument is closed due to the government shutdown, on Oct. 1, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

How agency IT operations will play out during the shutdown

FedScoop takes a detailed look at contingency plans at civilian CFO Act agencies for general tech and Office of the Chief Information Officer functions.

Oct 1, 2025 By Miranda Nazzaro Madison Alder Matt Bracken

The Daily Scoop Podcast

The federal government shuts down; Takeaways from Hegseth’s meeting with the military’s top brass

For the first time since 2019, also during a Trump administration, federal appropriations have lapsed, resulting in furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal employees and contractors…

Oct 1, 2025 By FedScoop Staff