DOGE-backed software may fast-track federal layoffs as automation expands despite Elon Musk's reduced role and rising legal scrutiny.

DOGE has been hit with immense backlash for rash cuts, sparking protests after it gutted popular agencies and mistakenly fired probationary workers who had to be rehired, either because a court ordered reversals of illegal firings or department heads later flagged laid-off workers as mission-critical.

Active home listings in the Washington, D.C., metro area jumped 25% in April, the largest gain on record, to reach the highest level since 2022. The surge of inventory in the city with the most federal employees follows layoffs initiated by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Nearly half of all layoffs so far in 2025 have been driven by cuts related to the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) efforts to slash government funding and reduce the size of the federal workforce, according to a new report from outplacement ...

AutoRIF's name comes from "Reduction in Force." The revamped version has been given the more benign-sounding name "Workforce Reshaping Tool," three sources said.

The IRS, hit by the Trump administration's federal workforce cuts, has lost 31% of its auditors through March, government watchdog finds.

Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, according to a person familiar with the situation.

US govt silently leads in layoffs with 171,843 cuts vs tech's 52,340. Layoffs may impact productivity, regulations and labor relations.

The US government is set to deploy new software, developed under Elon Musk's DOGE initiative, to accelerate mass layoffs across federal agencies. This