County contractor granted zoning variance at Meadow Lake Airport
The El Paso County commissioners ruled on Thursday that a prolific government contractor could stay in airport buildings at ...
New Orleans City Business1d
Top Construction Projects 2025: A roundup of additional projects around New Orleans, state
New Orleans CityBusiness surveyed construction companies and general contractors across the city to ask them about their ...
Social media post inflates federal workforce growth under Joe Biden
After cuts in Trump's first term, Biden increased the federal workforce by about 5%, the highest increase in any single term ...
Where US adults think the government is spending too much, according to AP-NORC polling
Many U.S. adults believe the federal government is overspending. But polling also shows many Americans, including Republicans ...
CBS News6d
Trump says the federal workforce is too big. Here's what to know about its size.
President Trump is moving swiftly to shrink the U.S. federal government — the nation's largest employer — a move that he has said will slash wasteful spending and make the nation's civil ...
kcra.com6d
Thousands fired in President Trump, Musk federal government purge
Around 2.4 million individuals are employed in the federal government as of January 2025, excluding U.S. Postal Service employees, based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics.More ...
Business Insider5d
What Trump-supporting federal workers think of his blitz to shake up the government
An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Many federal workers have expressed outrage and despair at President Donald Trump's workforce mandates — but what about those who filled in ...
CBS News5d
Federal workers express shock, anger over mass firings: "You are not fit for continued employment"
Probational federal employees who lost their jobs on Thursday as part of the Trump administration's mass firing of government workers expressed shock and anger at the terminations, which they ...
The Hill5d
Trump, Musk’s latest moves to shrink the federal workforce explained
The latest actions come as the Trump administration closed out its government buyout program — an offer that came with a warning that “the majority of federal agencies are likely to be ...
USA Today5d
Is Presidents Day a federal holiday? Will government offices be closed? Here's what to know
Government offices will be closed on Monday ... It was also the first federal holiday to honor an individual's birth date. Washington's birthday, Feb. 22, was designated by Congress as a holiday ...
Richmond2d
Trump orders stir fear among federal employees in Virginia
The email arrived on Thursday night for a Richmond employee of a large federal government agency, that, among other things, enforces legal protection of civil rights. The message from the ...
MSNBC5d
Trump and Musk are firing federal workers en masse. Efficiency isn't the goal.
Trump's attempts to shrink the federal government resemble a strategy of throwing everything at the wall and seeing what sticks. On Thursday, the Trump administration pivoted to a new tack ...