Marking one year since a major State Department RIF, former federal employees warned the loss of expertise has harmed national security and global stability.
Recent regulatory changes from the Trump administration are overhauling how employee removals and disciplinary actions function across the federal workforce.
The closures will impact about 500 BOP employees. Their union warns that the agencyβs decision will exacerbate an already difficult workforce situation.
FILE - A sign for the Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Prisons is displayed at the Metropolitan Detention Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York, July 6, 2020. A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of PrisonsΒ following reporting from The Associated Press that exposed systemic corruptionΒ in the federal prison system and increased congressional scrutiny. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Internal documents contradict statements from USDA leaders, who repeatedly said they did not anticipate relocations would lead to widespread staffing losses.