Reductions in Force (RIF) Archives

GSA building — The General Services Administration headquarters in April 2012. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA tees up internal demo days following cuts to tech staff

The voluntary software and engineering demonstrations from agency offices follow reductions in force, the termination of probationary employees and touch-bases with the DOGE.

Mar 12, 2025 By Caroline Nihill

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

GSA to reduce tech services arm by 50%, eliminate non-statutory work

Thomas Shedd, Technology Transformation Services director and Tesla alum, said during a town hall that only critical and statutorily required work will continue.

Exclusive Mar 6, 2025 By Caroline Nihill

U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly speaks at a press conference outside of USAID headquarters on February 03, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

House Democrats ask OPM to reinstate probationary workers

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Democrats want documents pertaining to the DOGE-led reductions-in-force, per a letter sent Monday.

Mar 3, 2025 By Caroline Nihill

Elon Musk puts his son on his shoulders as he joins President Donald Trump for an executive order signing in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Trump signed an executive order implementing the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) “workforce optimization initiative.” (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

OPM signals broad agency layoffs, reorganization in new memo

The memo asks agency heads to develop plans for reductions in force and reorganization that include plans to promote efficiency through tech modernization.

Feb 26, 2025 By Caroline Nihill