Connect with the right partners. Strengthen your program. Export compliance doesn’t have to be overwhelming, especially when you know where to turn for help. This session features Star USA’s president Michael D. Easton alongside Nate Ward from the SBDC Export…
DOJ: Federal Register Notice Outlines DOGE Workforce Cuts, Hiring Limits, and Potential Slowdowns
DOJ: Federal Register Notice Outlines DOGE Workforce Cuts, Hiring Limits, and Potential Slowdowns
February 21, 2025/
Here's the Federal Register notice about how the DOGE Workforce Optimization Initiative is supposed to be initiated. I expect that most functions we work with will slow down.
- Each agency is allowed to hire no more than one person per four that depart (unless they're public safety, immigration, enforcement, or law enforcement; there will be argument determining which of the agencies we interact with are that)
- Agency heads are supposed to initiate large reductions in force (RIF); this again doesn't apply to public safety, immigration, enforcement, or law enforcement.
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