DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)

DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency)

Federal workforce shrinks by 59,000 jobs with 154,000 on paid leave

| Importance: 6/10

Department of Labor reported 59,000 federal jobs eliminated by June 2025 under DOGE initiative, with additional 154,000 employees (6% of 2.3 million civilian workforce) participating in deferred resignation program paying full salary and benefits through September 30, 2025 to accelerate exodus of …

Trump Administration DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) Elon Musk Office of Personnel Management Department of Labor +1 more federal-workforce workforce-reduction civil-service project-2025
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Judge allows unions’ APA challenge to DOGE data access to proceed

| Importance: 6/10

Judge John D. Bates ruled April 17, 2025, that unions (AFL-CIO, AFGE, SEIU, others) can proceed with APA challenge against DOGE’s access to Americans’ PII at DOL, CFPB, HHS. Court found agencies’ “across-the-board policies” granting DOGE personnel access to sensitive …

Judge John D. Bates (D.D.C.) DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) AFL-CIO AFGE (American Federation of Government Employees) SEIU +6 more doge legal privacy unions apa-violation +1 more
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