Many of those fired said they already accepted a deferred resignation offer, under which they were to be paid until Sept. 30 if they agreed to quit.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump’s budget office has rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than ...

Rutgers University told researchers to continue working unless directed to stop by a Rutgers grant specialist, and to alert administrators if they receive a stop-work order from a federal sponsor. The ...

The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs. By Chris Cameron Reporting ...

Delays for federal grants and funding could have a dangerous ripple effect for a critical sector of the Triangle and North Carolina's economy. STORY HIGHLIGHTS Trump administration pauses NIH ...

These actions have crushed the morale of federal researchers. “We keep giving the new administration the benefit of the doubt, but I don’t think that’s warranted here,” says an NIH ...

President Donald Trump’s budget office on Monday ordered all federal agencies to temporarily block disbursement of grants and loans — other than for Social Security, Medicare and other ...

The meeting was abruptly canceled Wednesday in a terse email from an NIH staff member ... And the backbone of funding is from federal agencies. Research grants do not just pay for the material ...

Photo: Fox News President Trump’s plan to unravel diversity, equity and inclusion efforts began taking shape on Wednesday with an order closing such programs within federal agencies and placing ...

The head of a major union of federal employees said he didn't think Elon Musk understood who federal workers are or what they do. "I don't think he knows the first thing about federal government ...

Leaders of unions representing federal government employees say President Donald Trump's return-to-office mandate won't make the government more efficient — and could have some unintended ...

The lawsuits filed against the executive order are expected to take time to resolve, leaving many federal employees in limbo. The union’s advice to remote workers is clear: follow the order but ...