Trump Administration Cuts Jobs as Agencies Shut Down
Government Shutdown Leads to New Layoffs As the ongoing government shutdown continues, federal agencies have started another round of layoffs affecting thousands of workers as of Friday. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has confirmed that a new wave of reductions in force (RIF) is underway following a failed Senate vote to reopen the […]
Law enforcement agencies offer assistance for Soldiers’ air to water jump
On September 18, soldiers from the Yuma Test Center Airborne Test Force (ATF) jumped into the Senator Wash Reservoir near Yuma, Arizona. This training exercise involved support from local law enforcement, including the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office and Customs and Border Protection, as well as the Yuma Sector Border Patrol, which brought in their elite […]
Impacts of the government shutdown on USDA agencies
With the government shutdown, many USDA operations will come to a halt. However, nearly half of the agency’s employees will still assess key programs tied to nutrition, forest conservation, wildfire management, and more. Meanwhile, a significant portion of the workforce will be left idle. Numerous offices, including local USDA Service Centers, are set to close […]
Law enforcement agencies relax education requirements due to ongoing staffing shortages
Recently, there’s been a noticeable trend among police departments, from local agencies to federal entities, to lower education standards for new hires. This year, both the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Dallas Police Department made significant changes to their educational requirements for recruits. In February, the NYPD reduced the credit requirement for entrance […]
GOP-Ordered Audits Find Wisconsin Universities, State Agencies Failed To Track DEI Spending
The Wisconsin Department of Legislative Audit has found that multiple state agencies and the University of Wisconsin (UW) system were unable to track millions of dollars in spending for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Legislative Audit Bureau has released the report 25-05 I’ll report that 25-06 April 11th. The report found that several state […]
Gov. Bill Lee offers victim-serving agencies $20M in revised budget • Tennessee Lookout
Gov. Bill Lee will include $20 million in the state’s budget for victim-led agencies that have been issuing public pleas for weeks to keep the doors open in the face of sudden cuts in federal grants. Sexual assault centres, domestic violence shelters, and child abuse counseling agencies — many people work with law enforcement to […]
EXCLUSIVE: Federal Gov’t Agencies Quietly Went On Giant Spending Sprees For Years, Report Finds
A report by Openthebooks shows that many federal agencies have overseen large spending over the years, expanding their workforce significantly. Annual spending Over the past few years, several federal agencies have exploded, often outweighing staff growth and inflation. According to In the Openthebooks report first obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The report comes […]
Despite profiling concerns, more law agencies are joining street-level immigration enforcement • Tennessee Lookout
The Trump administration wants to step up despite the risks of racial profiling to help close out immigrants living illegally in the United States in search of more partners. Even Democratic governors of Florida, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and even Arizona are pursuing statewide plans to help find immigrants for deportation. Additionally, the […]
Tennessee victim-serving agencies warn cuts will be ‘catastrophic’ if Gov. Bill Lee fails to act • Tennessee Lookout
With federal funding for crime victims in recent years declining, 35 states across the country have taken action to keep domestic violence shelters open, running sexual assault centres and making them available to child abuse counselors to serve the youngest victims. Tennessee was not one of these states. The looming budget crisis now threatens the […]
Federal Judge Halts Dismissal Of Employees Working On DEI From Intel Agencies
The federal judge temporarily suspends layoffs of employees engaged in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, documents show. orderFiled Tuesday, the offices of the National Intelligence Director (ODNI) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), in particular, block the firing of 11 anonymous federal workers from firing their role in the federal government. US District Judge Anthony […]