Entries by Karen Dzierzynski

With RIFS Imminent, the Small Business Administration Re-offers Deferred Resignation Program 

With RIFS Imminent, the Small Business Administration Re-offers Deferred Resignation Program  SBA employees have until April 7 to decide again whether to take the “Fork in the Road.” Small Business Administration employees received an email early Saturday morning from the agency’s chief human capital office offering them a second opportunity to accept the deferred-resignation deal […]

Black Americans Describe How Being a Federal Worker Was Their Path to the Middle Class — and the Heartbreak of Losing It

Black Americans Describe How Being a Federal Worker Was Their Path to the Middle Class — and the Heartbreak of Losing It Trump’s DEI scrutiny and workforce reductions threaten to upend the American dream for Black workers who achieved middle-class prosperity through federal jobs. Black federal workers have historically benefited from stability, good benefits, and […]

Pres. Trump Has Taken Actions to Limit Union Rights For Certain Federal Agencies

Pres. Trump Has Taken Actions to Limit Union Rights For Certain Federal Agencies ​President Donald Trump has taken actions to limit union rights for certain federal agencies. On March 27, 2025, he signed an executive order ending collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies involved in national security. This order affects departments including State, […]

Trump Signs Executive Order to Decrease Federal Spending: 4 Ways That Could Impact Your Wallet

Trump Signs Executive Order to Decrease Federal Spending: 4 Ways That Could Impact Your Wallet Nearly 30,000 federal workers were laid off or fired as a result of President Donald Trump’s executive order reducing government spending. It is uncertain whether that will stand — thousands of federal workers have since been reinstated and placed on leave, NBC News reported — […]

Trump Memo Grants Government-Wide Firing Power to OPM 

Trump Memo Grants Government-Wide Firing Power to OPM  Experts speculated that the measure is intended to address recent judgments against the administration’s workforce actions or to grant DOGE-aligned officials the ability to fire resisters. President Trump on Thursday issued a presidential memorandum aiming to expand the power of the Office of Personnel Management to fire […]