The short notice, sent to staff via email by James Hairfield, member of the DOE Office of Security, Facilities and Logistics, ...

The Department of Education initiated mass layoffs on Tuesday night, reducing its workforce by nearly 50%, sources told ABC ...

Today we are beginning the process to cut the total number of staff at the Department of Education roughly in half,” a senior Department of Education official said Tuesday.

The Department of Energy employs approximately 14,000 workers and oversees 95,000 contractors across energy and security sectors.

But in an emailed statement, DOE asserted that the dismissals at the National Nuclear Security Administration involved probationary employees in “primarily administrative and clerical roles.” ...