More than 3,600 Feds Get Notice Their Shutdown RIFs Are Rescinded

With shutdown over, Virginia job outlook cloudier than ever

The government shutdown is over, but that's unlikely to improve the job forecast in Virginia still reeling from the Trump layoffs.

More than 3,600 feds get notice their shutdown RIFs are rescinded

The 3,605 federal workers who were notified that their layoffs had been reversed included 299 at the Department of Education who first got RIF notices in March, and who the government claims should still be laid off -- but it paused action on their RIFs while a cour sorts th question out. (File photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)By Jared Serbu The end of the record-breaking government shutdown last week was good news for federal employees…

A week after shutdown’s end, some federal workers’ job status remains in limbo

The return from the 43-day government shutdown has been marked by confusion and “chaos” for some federal workers who say they’ve received conflicting guidance or, in some cases, virtually no information about whether they still have jobs.  The shutdown was unprecedented not only for its record length but also for the mass layoffs of thousands of government employees. Now, the reopening is bringing its own challenges for the federal workforce. Un…

More than 3,600 feds get notice their shutdown RIFs are rescinded

Last week’s conclusion of the record-breaking government shutdown was great news for federal employees in general. But for a few thousand specific feds, it was even better news. They’d been told they were about to lose their jobs completely, and as of Friday, almost all of them have now had those notices formally rescinded. Filings the Justice Department submitted to a federal court in San Francisco on Friday indicate that each of the more than …

Federal Workers Have Jobs Restored After Shutdown RIF Notices Rescinded

timesng.com: Washington, D.C. — The recent end of the lengthy government shutdown has resulted in significant relief for thousands of federal employees. After facing potential layoffs, more than 3,600 federal workers received formal notifications that their reduction in force (RIF) notices have been rescinded as of November 21, 2025. According to filings submitted by the Justice […] This post Federal Workers Have Jobs Restored After Shutdown RIF…