Entries by Karen Dzierzynski

75,000 Workers Took Trump, Musk Government Buyout

75,000 Workers Took Trump, Musk Government Buyout Roughly 75,000 federal workers across government have accepted a buyout offer, taking an unusual deal headed by the Trump administration as it looks to reduce the federal workforce. The figure is 3.75 percent of the nation’s 2 million federal employees. A senior administration official confirmed the figure in […]

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Releases Remarks from American Federation of Government Employees Legislative Conference”

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Releases Remarks from American Federation of Government Employees Legislative Conference” WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released her remarks from today’s address to the American Federation of Government Employees Legislative Conference. I am pleased to be here with you today. I am a strong supporter of government employees, collective bargaining […]

OPM Retirement Backlog Surges 68% to Start 2025

OPM Retirement Backlog Surges 68% to Start 2025 OPM’s inventory of retirement claims grew sharply to start 2025, but it’s been worse. The annual spike in the number of federal employees retiring at the end of the calendar year has caused a massive increase in the size of the OPM retirement backlog to kick off […]

Yahoo: Early Impacts of Musk’s Access To U.S. Department Of Treasury Payment System

Yahoo: Early Impacts of Musk’s Access To U.S. Department Of Treasury Payment System Source: USA Facts https://bit.ly/4jVXWq8 With the Trump administration taking shape, eyes are also on the size of the federal workforce. From the agencies that fill Washington, DC, to California’s Veterans Affairs offices, millions of people work at the federal level. As of […]

Yahoo: Early Impacts of Musk’s Access To U.S. Department Of Treasury Payment System

Yahoo: Early Impacts of Musk’s Access To U.S. Department Of Treasury Payment System CEO of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, Max Richtman, shared his strong opposition to Musk’s access to the payment system and stated, ‘Social Security Beneficiaries May Have Every Reason To Be Alarmed’ By Musk’s Access To U.S. Department […]