Russ Vought expects number of federal firings to get 'much higher' as shutdown continues

White House budget chief Russ Vought said on “The Charlie Kirk Show" Wednesday that he expects there to be more federal ...
JournalofAccountancy

IRS budget request cuts 20% of employees in 2026, increases phone help

The IRS budget would decline 37% from fiscal year 2025 to fiscal year 2026 and the number of IRS employees would decrease 20% over the same period, according to the annual Congressional Budget ...
Government Executive

Several agencies plan to keep more employees working than usual, leading to fewer workers being sent home.

The Trump administration is planning to furlough around 550,000 federal employees on Wednesday if Congress fails to act ...

How many federal employees have been furloughed in Tennessee during government shutdown?

The government shutdown has been ongoing for more than two weeks, with an estimated 1.3 million people furloughed across the ...
Yahoo

Number of employees separated from WISH-TV rises to more than 20, including vice president

Kat Lowder, a former news producer at WISH-TV, had just completed her overnight shift on Sept. 4, 2025, when the company's human resources informed her that her contract had been terminated the day ...

Judge halts mass firings of federal employees — for now

Here's a timeline tracing the Trump administration's efforts to slash half of the U.S. Education Department's workforce.