US EditionTrump administration fires thousands of U.S. Forest and National Park Service workers
- The National Park Service plans to fire about 1,000 probationary employees while reinstating approximately 5,000 seasonal jobs due to a federal hiring freeze directed by the Trump administration.
- Democratic senators raised concerns that national parks might be short-staffed during the summer, which could lead to closures of visitor centers and campgrounds.
- Concerns were expressed that the cuts would undermine visitor experiences and park maintenance, jeopardizing public safety.
- Fewer staff may result in shorter visitor center hours, delayed openings, and increased maintenance problems, threatening park operations.
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127 Articles
Why Bully The National Park Service?
On Feb. 24, a surprising new directive filtered down from the U.S. Department of the Interior to ground-level workers at the National Park Service. Weird policy initiatives were by then a fact of life for workers in the federal government, who blew a couple of weeks immediately following Donald Trump's second inauguration frantically chasing DEI phantoms out of their agencies' contracts and charters, at the expense of operational priorities. Cha…
Local federal workers speak out after layoffs in the U.S. Forest Service and Channel Islands National Park
From Channel Islands National Park to the Los Padres National Forest, thousands of National Park and U.S. Forest Service workers have been laid off in the wake of budget cuts under the Trump administration."It's just so insulting to have someone that knows nothing about what I do come in and say, the government no longer needs you," said Benjamin Vizzachero, former biologist for the U.S. Forest Service.Vizzachero worked in the Los Padres Nationa…
Spotted owls are disappearing fast, and federal cuts could mean no one's left to count them
It's breeding season for the rapidly declining California spotted owl, and Ben Vizzachero was about to lead an effort to survey the stately conifer forests and oak woodlands of Los Padres National Forest for the elusive raptor.
Even in Philly, some support Trump’s mass firings
The Trump administration’s mass firings of federal employees last week sparked anguished denunciations from the affected workers and many others in Philadelphia. Congressman Brendan Boyle, a Democrat, spoke at a union rally outside Independence Hall and called the sudden dismissal of some 400 IRS workers in the city “a blow to these families, to our local economy, and to every taxpayer.” City Council officially condemned Elon Musk’s Department …
National Park Service Ranger has her job slashed — now she looks ahead
Federal workers, how have the last few weeks impacted you and your family? Send us a voicemail through the WTOP News app, available on Apple or Android. Click the “Feedback” button in the app’s navigation bar. Angela Moxley’s job as a biological science technician with the National Park Service was to monitor the imperiled plant species at Harper’s Ferry National Historical Park. But just before Valentine’s Day, she learned that like other proba…
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