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Weldon Cooper Center presenters told a Virginia legislative committee that Virginia’s large federal workforce and contracting footprint magnify the economic effects of expected federal layoffs and contracting reductions; a 10% federal civilian-job reduction could translate to roughly 40,000 lost jobs statewide in the first year, the model shows.

A new GAO report finds that after DOD reduced its civilian workforce in 2025, remote and isolated military installations — already struggling to fill positions that could take over a year to hire — saw child care close, dining hours cut, and medical care requiring drives of 100+ miles. DOD never assessed the impact.

via Home - CBSNews.com — A new report from the Government Accountability Office shows federal agencies spent $9.5 billion on administrative leave costs in 2025, an increase spurred by the DOGE push to cut down the federal workforce. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has more.

via US news | The Guardian — GAO report shows how use paid administrative leave rose by 435% from 2023 to 2025 and incurred a sixfold cost The US government paid federal workers $9.5bn not to work in 2025 as part of the Trump administration ’s attempts to shrink the federal workforce. As part of efforts by the “department of government efficiency” (Doge), spearheaded by Elon Musk , federal agencies’ use of paid administrative leave rose 435% from 2023 to 2025 – costing six times what the government spent in 2023 – according

via US news | The Guardian — A year on from the purge, with thousands of jobs cut and billions in foreign aid lost, a former leader reflects on the sorry saga – and why it would never happen to Nasa A year has passed since I and thousands of colleagues lost our jobs at USAID. Asking myself “Why us?” I have come to the conclusion that the American public had very little idea of what we were doing and why. Doge, the “department of government efficiency” , began its work in January 2025, with USAID as its first target, in a re

Federal workers began receiving emails Saturday asking them to explain what work they did last week, as Elon Musk announced that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”

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Explore the State Department reorganization that has led to major layoffs and a shift in U.S. foreign policy infrastructure.

Explore the DOGE-led layoff plan reversal by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its impact on veteran services.

Explore the impact of DOGE layoffs on the D.C. housing market, with significant effects on real estate decisions and inventory.

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