US DOT Pauses Planned Workforce Cuts Due to Ongoing Litigation
The US Transportation Department said it's pausing planned cuts to its workforce while it waits for resolution in pending legal battles over the Trump administration's efforts to significantly reduce the size of the federal government.
A spokesperson for the department said Friday that it's holding off on reduction-in-force and reorganization plans due to ongoing litigation and will revisit the matter once those issues are worked out. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told employees in a town hall earlier this month that he was expected the layoffs to begin at the end of May.
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