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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…

2 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

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Federal judge extends halt to shutdown-related terminations

Judge Susan Illston issued a preliminary injunction continuing a block on federal reductions-in-force during the government shutdown.

Oct 28, 2025 By Madison Alder

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