CNN spoke with several former federal workers who were laid off or accepted buyouts amid DOGE’s aggressive and controversial cuts last year.
Hundreds of thousands of federal employees were laid off or quit in 2025. Many found new purpose and less bureaucracy in state and local government.
The White House has threatened to carry out mass layoffs if a deal to avoid a government shutdown is not reached.
The workers sacked on Monday were all "bargaining-unit probationary employees" in "non-mission critical roles," according to the VA.
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VA to lay off more than 76,000 employees, leaked memo says, amid 2nd wave of Trump firings
The leaked Department of Veterans Affairs memo comes as President Donald Trump ordered a second, larger wave of federal layoffs.
A collection of former civil servants are waging first-time campaigns this year. Some said that President Trump’s attacks on the work force motivated them to run.
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Laid-off employee gets a job offer with a huge pay cut — doesn’t know what to do, dilemma sparks a wave of advice
Laid-off Americans now wait 21 weeks for a new job. Many accept $17,000 salary cuts. Lost health insurance adds $6,720 yearly ...
A judge who ruled that Trump must let federal money for the Gateway project flow denied his appeal on Monday. But she granted a stay until Feb. 12.
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