Overview

• The Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction on July 8 but left the underlying legality of the executive order and agency RIF plans under lower-court review
• State Department officials have notified 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers that they will be laid off
• Health and Human Services plans to cut 10,000 positions from its 82,000-strong workforce as part of the downsizing effort
• Thousands of employees across 17 agencies who were on paid leave pending judicial challenges now face imminent termination with as little as 30 days’ notice under OMB and OPM waiver guidance
• Federal employee unions warn the accelerated cuts will disrupt critical services and impose severe financial hardship on affected workers and their families