Trump Action Archive

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• EPA research arm dismantled — Over 1,500 scientists and experts at the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Research and Development have been laid off, reassigned, or pressured to retire, leaving only 124 researchers.

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• Trump Administration Reduces Federal Employment — President Trump has celebrated the reduction of federal employment, boasting that hundreds of thousands of civil service jobs have been eliminated.

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• Trump Administration Sends Furlough Notices to NNSA Staff — The Trump administration issued furlough notices to most civilian staff at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which manages the U.S.

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• Trump administration moves to remove union protections from federal employees — The Trump administration has initiated actions to strip union protections from certain federal employees, including those working at the Voice of America.
• White House cancels union contracts for federal workers — The White House has canceled union contracts for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, a move that has prompted widespread protests and strikes.
• Trump Strips Union Protections from Federal Employees — Nearly 450,000 federal employees lost their union protections due to executive orders from Trump terminating their collective bargaining agreements.

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• VA Workforce Reduction and Privatization Concerns

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• EPA Eliminates Research and Development Office and Begins Layoffs — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the elimination of its research and development arm, resulting in the reduction of thousands of agency staff.

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• Pam Bondi fires US justice department’s top ethics adviser — On Friday, US Attorney General Pam Bondi fired Joseph Tirrell, the head of the Justice Department’s ethics office.
• DOJ Ethics Attorney Fired Without Cause — Joseph Tirrell, the DOJ's senior ethics attorney, reported being fired without cause by Attorney General Pam Bondi.

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• Trump Expands Elon Musk's 'Department of Government Efficiency' — On February 26, 2025, President Trump signed an order expanding the power of Elon Musk's "department of government efficiency," calling for a transformation in federal spending on contracts, grants, and loans with a
• Trump Modernizes Payment System at US Treasury — On March 25, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order to modernize the payment system at the US Treasury.
• Trump Orders Review of FEMA — On January 27, 2025, President Trump ordered a review of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), suggesting political bias in the agency's disaster response.

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• Department of Government Efficiency team cancels contracts at Institute of Museum and Library Services — Members of the Department of Government Efficiency team arrived at the Institute of Museum and Library Services, where they sent employees home, swore in a new acting director, and canceled contracts and grants.

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• Musk's Influence on FAA Communications Network — Reports indicate that Musk's SpaceX has been instructed to install its equipment in the Federal Aviation Administration’s communications network, raising security concerns due to lack of government review.

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• SSA plans to terminate 7,000 workers amid proposed policy changes — The Social Security Administration (SSA) plans to terminate approximately 7,000 workers, about 12% of its workforce, as outlined in the Diaz memo.

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• Social Security Administration Announces Job Cuts — The Social Security Administration announced plans to consolidate its regional offices from ten to four and cut at least 7,000 jobs, which critics argue will undermine the agency's ability to deliver benefits
• Social Security Administration plans major staff cuts — Reports indicate that the Social Security Administration is making significant cuts to staff, which could hinder access to benefits for low-income disabled, blind, and elderly individuals.

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• 275,000 federal workers lose jobs in mass layoffs — Reports indicate that approximately 275,000 federal workers lost their jobs in a recent wave of layoffs, representing over 10% of the federal workforce.
• Department of Energy fires employees without notice — The Department of Energy has reportedly fired employees who have worked for the agency for less than two years without notice or severance, affecting 300 employees from the National Nuclear Security Administration
• VA fires 1,000 employees to save costs — The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the termination of 1,000 employees, claiming it will save $98 million annually.

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• Musk offers federal workers pay to resign — Elon Musk offered federal workers eight months of pay if they resign, raising concerns about the legality and implications for the federal workforce.
• Musk announces "deferred resignation" program for federal employees — Elon Musk, using his access to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) databases, emailed all federal civil employees to announce a "deferred resignation" program.
• Agencies Can Rescind Deferred Resignation at Their Discretion — The OPM memo states that employees can request a rescission of their resignation if the government backtracks on its commitments.