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Thu Feb 13, 2025, 12:07 PM Feb 13

Trump administration begins layoffs at General Services Administration, sources say

Source: Reuters

Trump administration begins layoffs at General Services Administration, sources say

Raphael Satter and AJ Vicens
Wed, February 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM EST 1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Layoffs at the U.S. General Services Administration, the agency which manages the federal government's real estate portfolio, began on Wednesday, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The layoffs affect probationary employees, who are being called up individually and pressured into either resigning or facing being put on leave and then terminated, two of the three people said. Two of the sources said that more than 100 people were affected.

In a statement, GSA said that, "From the beginning of this administration, GSA's leadership has been committed to supporting the administration's initiatives to right size the federal workforce" and that the agency "remains committed to ensuring a respectful and dignified process for our agency personnel during this transformation."

The GSA oversees most government contracts, manages federal property, and oversees several basic federal government functions. The Technology Transformation Services division is responsible for FedRAMP, which sets cybersecurity standards for government contractors, and Login.gov, which ordinary citizens use to access their Social Security statements online.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-begins-layoffs-general-233515998.html

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