The voluntary buyout plan is meant to shrink the federal workforce, but in New Jersey, where nearly 23,000 people work for the federal government, the impact could have a ripple effect.

President Trump and Elon Musk have spent several weeks slashing federal jobs — often in defiance of legal limits — and there ...

Federal workers nationwide have responded with anger and confusion toward President Donald Trump's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce.

President Joe Biden increased the federal workforce by about 5%, the highest increase in any single term since the 1980s. But the number grew by about 130,000, not 900,000.  President Donald Trump ...

President Donald Trump and chief government auditor Elon Musk have set out to cut large chunks of the federal civilian ...

Americans depend on the federal workforce. Federal employees I know are hard-working and dedicated to making this country a better place for all. We deliver the mail, write Social Security checks ...

More:'I'm in limbo': Fear and uncertainty in federal workforce as Trump deadline arrives The move comes as President Donald Trump has ordered a freeze on all federal hiring and offered buyouts to ...