IG nominee Thomas March Bell also wrote that he would provide information to support the President’s and secretary’s "courageous and innovative" changes at HHS.

"They're stripping due process significantly and making it easier for arbitrary terminations, similar to private sector employment at will," Sean Timmons said.

Some passport services employees have approached management with a request to “self-furlough,” so they can find paying work during the shutdown.

With a total of 25 field offices around the country, the reassignments amount to turnover of about half or more of the agency's top staffers.

Many of those affected have been enrolled in a NALC plan for years and may feel out of practice when it comes to comparing and selecting a new plan.

"You always start with the people, having good members within your team that are always thinking ahead," Alexander Granados said.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, ...

A quarter of families don't have more than $500 in savings. We are not a demographic set up to absorb a missed paycheck," ...

"There's been a lot of concerns about politicization at the Justice Department, as we're seeing a lot of career people leaving," said Suzanne Monyak.

The court's preliminary injunction will block the Trump administration from issuing any more RIF notices and implementing RIF notices that have been issued.

"We're hacking the complexity of the defense acquisition system so America's technologists can focus on solving technology ...

"Fortunately for federal employees, they do have a law on the books from 2019 that guarantees back pay. Contractors don't have that," said Stephanie Kostro.