Federal workers are starting to feel the pinch of the partial government shutdown as the Trump administration implements workforce reductions across the EPA and Energy Department and essential aviation workers go without pay.
The administration said Oct. 10 that it plans to lay off 20 to 30 employees at the EPA and 187 at the DOE, according to a court filing, which noted that the numbers are subject to change. That’s in addition to about 4,000 layoffs implemented by the administration at EPA earlier this year, as well as those who took an option to voluntarily resign.
Meanwhile, essential aviation workers such as air traffic controllers — a workforce already facing staffing shortages — will get their last paycheck this week, National Air Traffic Controller Association President Nick Daniels said over the weekend.
