Thursday, February 05, 2026

Trump Strips Job Protections for up to 50,000 Federal Workers

The Trump administration finalized a new policy on Thursday that would strip job protections from up to 50,000 federal workers ...

Posted by retort at 12:25 PM | 13 COMMENTS | permalink

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WSJ - The Trump administration is planning to make it easier to discipline--and potentially fire--career officials in senior positions across the government, a move that would affect roughly 50,000 federal workers. www.wsj.com/politics/policy/t ... [image or embed]

-- Steve Herman (@newsguy.bsky.social) Feb 5, 2026 at 6:56 AM

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Making Government Terrible is Job One in Trumplandia!

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2026-02-05 12:34 PM

Are the workers mostly black women?
This is what I voted for.
--Boaz

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-05 12:36 PM

I mean he TRYING to do this.

Whether the courts allow it is another matter.

#3 | Posted by Sycophant at 2026-02-05 01:32 PM

50,000 'senior officials'? Dang now, that's some fat overhead!

#4 | Posted by john_savage1 at 2026-02-05 01:58 PM

Dang now, that's some fat overhead!

It's about 1.6 %.

#5 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-02-05 02:03 PM

50,000 'senior officials'? Dang now, that's some fat overhead!
#4 | Posted by john_savage1

For 2,900,000 total employees?
That's extremely lean.

You'd know this, if you ever had a career.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-05 02:16 PM

What does JC Penny and USG have in common?

#7 | Posted by john_savage1 at 2026-02-05 02:28 PM

What does JC Penny and USG have in common?

#7 | POSTED BY JOHN_SAVAGE1

Neither would hire you?

#8 | Posted by Zed at 2026-02-05 02:31 PM

>2,900,000 total employees?

There's that standing army we were lucky to not have

#9 | Posted by john_savage1 at 2026-02-05 02:33 PM

Loyalty oaths and NDAs will be required of all new gvt employees.

There will be a minimum annual 10% of GS salary that will be 'donated' directly to Trump.

#10 | Posted by Wardog at 2026-02-05 02:36 PM

Our military is a de facto standing army.
Has been since World War II at the latest.

#11 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-05 02:37 PM

There's that standing army we were lucky to not have
#9 | Posted by john_savage1

That's the country being administered by less than 1% of the populace.

Pretty efficient if you ask me.

#12 | Posted by jpw at 2026-02-05 03:26 PM

>2,900,000 total employees?
And still they can't keep the trash picked up

#13 | Posted by john_savage1 at 2026-02-05 03:43 PM

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