CISA Fires and Reverses
DOGE-led cuts sparked mass firings, including significant layoffs at CISA - but a new ruling requires some of these former employees to be rehired. The first two months of President Trump’s second term have been marked by wide-reaching cuts to federal agencies, typically coordinated by the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by tech billionaire Elon Musk. The cuts have spawned anger and confusion as federal workers first saw extensive program freezes which were then rescinded, then were encouraged to resign in the ‘deferred resignation’ initiative that was later limited to only certain agencies, all before federal workers were asked to share five things they did in the previous week, with Musk saying a non-response would “be taken as a resignation” over social media. Again, certain agencies were told to ignore the DOGE-ordered request, with the Department of Health and Human Services citing security concerns.
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