The job cuts are being imposed unilaterally, without the approval of Congress to shrink or overhaul federal agencies.

The federal work force is facing a sharp reduction after President Trump’s Office of Personnel Management ordered agencies to ...

Many of those fired said they already accepted a deferred resignation offer, under which they were to be paid until Sept. 30 if they agreed to quit.

Probationary federal workers are already being fired from their jobs across federal government departments. A lawyer told ...