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Consequences of firing government employees - USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them

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Voice of America brings back Farsi-speaking staff amid Israel-Iran conflict

It is a dramatic turn of events for the American government-funded broadcasting system that was shut down by the Trump administration in March.



This really is key to understanding the value of investing in all of these public goods constantly. Imagine if VOA had been gone for ten years, and suddenly, on a dime, we wanted to start transmitting messages to the people of Iran.

Maybe we'll find out in 10 years when the next situation is in Argentina or Pakistan or Bulgaria.
 
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Trump fires Democratic commissioner of independent agency that oversees nuclear safety

Christopher Hanson, a former chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, said in a statement Monday that Trump terminated his position as NRC commissioner without cause, “contrary to existing law and longstanding precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointees.”

Trump nominee Oswald:
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Now that Musk is out, and DOGE on no one's lips, the damage can be moderated.

VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only

Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing reductions.​

VA previously told top-level staff it would utilize widespread reductions in force to cut its workforce back to the level it employed in fiscal 2019, leading to a reduction of more than 80,000 employees and a rollback of all the hiring that had taken place to support the veterans newly eligible for department care after the passage of the 2022 PACT Act.
 
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Now that Musk is out, and DOGE on no one's lips, the damage can be moderated.

VA backs down on mass layoffs, will cut 30K through attrition only

Following significant pushback, VA is reversing course on its plan for widespread RIFs while still promising some staffing reductions.​

VA previously told top-level staff it would utilize widespread reductions in force to cut its workforce back to the level it employed in fiscal 2019, leading to a reduction of more than 80,000 employees and a rollback of all the hiring that had taken place to support the veterans newly eligible for department care after the passage of the 2022 PACT Act.
Attrition is the order of the day especially since our illustrious President has extended the Federal Hiring Freeze another three months!
Huzzah!
 
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Ess.....you seem to be the person making the most posts here.....what's going on?......no one interested in this post?....or do you just like the stats?
He keeps us up to date. And I thank him for it. Comments are made as appropriate.
 
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He keeps us up to date. And I thank him for it. Comments are made as appropriate.
Well, we wouldn't want to keep him up late at night responding to difficult questions now would we? Thank you #2. Nice to see there is a Chain of Command amongst you.........You wouldn't by chance be calling yourselves the 'Admiralty' would you?
 
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Something tells me this whole thread may come to a SCREEEEEEEECHING halt.
Why? Are there no consequences to the firings? Or are the firings stopping now that DOGE has been pushed to the side?
 
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Ess.....you seem to be the person making the most posts here.....what's going on?......no one interested in this post?....or do you just like the stats?
Calling out? Sniping insults don't add anything good to the conversation.

I appreciate the always informative, well evidenced updates.

Well, we wouldn't want to keep him up late at night responding to difficult questions now would we? Thank you #2. Nice to see there is a Chain of Command amongst you.........You wouldn't by chance be calling yourselves the 'Admiralty' would you?
Confession in an accusation?
 
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I appreciate the always informative, well evidenced updates.
Same. Thank you saltes for your diligent work always updating these stories!
 
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Well, we wouldn't want to keep him up late at night responding to difficult questions now would we? Thank you #2. Nice to see there is a Chain of Command amongst you.........You wouldn't by chance be calling yourselves the 'Admiralty' would you?
So, do you think there is some sort of secret liberal cabal coordinating assignments in an insurgency against the CF political orthodoxy? LOL.
 
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So, do you think there is some sort of secret liberal cabal coordinating assignments in an insurgency against the CF political orthodoxy? LOL.
Speaking of cabals, this is the second poster recently to ask why I'm posting to threads that don't have much other activity.

Since they're addressing the poster and not the post, I ignore it.

And if they don't like the thread, there's lotsa other threads around here.
 
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So, do you think there is some sort of secret liberal cabal coordinating assignments in an insurgency against the CF political orthodoxy? LOL.
What's absurd is the notion of the liberal cabal managing to coordinate anything bigger than a group lunch order.
 
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