Doge has begun to thwart major US technology agencies
At least dozens of workers Technology Change ServicesIt is housed in the US General Services Managementwas fired Wednesday afternoon, sources tell Wired.
The sudden cuts target seemingly targeted probation and short-term staff, including workers provided by the Presidential Innovation Fellowship Program. About 50 of the 70 members of the US Digital Corps were fired as well as early career, two-year government fellowships, sources said. The source also informed Wired that they met individually with workers before TTS management ended, giving them a last chance to take the postponed resignation provided by “fork on the road” email Later last month.
One TTS staff called the meeting “certainly forced.”
It is unclear how many people have been let go, but multiple sources show that if the list is not more than 70, the list can be more than 70. Previously, there were around 650 TTS employees. Dismissed staff are expected to receive a formal termination email late Wednesday night.
“Since the beginning of this administration, GSA leadership has been committed to supporting the administration’s initiatives that grant the federal workforce rights. The GSA is immediately ready to fully implement all current executive orders. We are taking measures and are committed to taking steps to implement the new executive order,” a GSA spokesperson told Wired. “Like all agencies, the GSA has been working to meet the OPM (Human Resources Administration) memo requirements related to probationary periods. The GSA has a process of respectful and dignified to its agency staff during this transformation. It depends on ensuring that
The final day for fired employees is expected to be March 7th, sources said.
A similar shooting took place at the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Tuesday evening. Dozens of staff, mainly on probation staff with less than two years of service, have received termination emails. Workers fired due to what appears to be a failed email merge were addressed as (EmployeeFirstName) (employeElastName), (position), (department).
When former Tesla software engineer Thomas Shedd joined TTS, he told staff to expect a cut in the workforce. “The GSA should expect a significant budget to be significantly lower and staff will be cut in the future,” Shedd told TTS staff at last week’s All Hands Meeting with audio acquired by Wired.
GSA’s vision for TTS is an agency operating under new leadership, operating like a “startup software company.” Wired reported last weekfocusing on AI, automating various internal processes, and centralized data from across the federal government.
The GSA was one of the first institutions Musk Associate President Donald Trump took over after he returned to power. Nicole Hollander, who supported Musk in the acquisition of Twitter, has joined the GSA’s top level and many others Young technician It is related to mask companies.
The Head Count reduction is because Shedd and TTS leadership hope to launch GSAI, a custom-generated AI chatbot, in the coming weeks. Wired was recently reported The goal of this initiative is to increase productivity among staff and analyze huge amounts of data. The agent is planning to sell it Over 500 federal buildings Reduce overall costs while pushing employees back to in-person office work.
Wednesday evening, Federal judge granted Trump administration Continue plans to reduce the size of the federal workforce.
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