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Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team
May 23, 2025

Institute of Peace reclaims its headquarters after court win over Musk’s cost-cutting team

U.S. Institute of Peace returns to HQ after court rules Elon Musk’s DOGE unlawfully fired board and staff.

Eric Scorsone is the executive director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Photo courtesy U.Va.
May 13, 2025

Virginia could lose 32,000 jobs in 2025, U.Va. estimates

Virginia may lose 32,000 jobs in 2025 amid federal cuts and rising unemployment, according to a new forecast by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service.

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
May 10, 2025

Judge pauses much of Trump administration’s massive downsizing of federal agencies

A judge blocked the Trump administration’s sweeping federal job cuts, ruling that major agency reductions require congressional cooperation.

Spencer Goidel, an Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist with the Internal Revenue Service who was notified his job would be eliminated as part of the government's efficiency cuts, stands for a portrait outside his home in Boca Raton, Fla., April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
May 6, 2025

Disabled workers have faced prejudice. Now they face DOGE firings

Mass federal layoffs under Trump target disabled workers, raising concerns about the future of inclusive hiring and Schedule A protections.

A street view of Met Park, the first phase of Amazon's HQ2. Photo courtesy Amazon.com Inc.
Apr 28, 2025

Amazon’s HQ2 hiring falls short of 2024 target

Amazon's HQ2 in Arlington has hired 7,232 workers — below its 2024 goal. Since 2018, Amazon has made more than $2.5 billion in capital investment at HQ2.

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Apr 21, 2025

Is slight rise in Virginia unemployment ‘calm before storm?’

Virginia’s unemployment rate numbers are on a slight rise, according to data from the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, also known as Virginia Works. The state agency reports that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.2 % compared to 3.1% in February and 2.8% […]

If Trump cuts federal workforce, Warner predicts ‘disaster’ for Va.
Nov 7, 2024

If Trump cuts federal workforce, Warner predicts ‘disaster’ for Va.

U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Thursday he hopes President-elect Donald Trump won’t pursue massive cuts and relocations in the federal workforce — because if he does, it would be a “disaster for Virginia’s economy,” particularly in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. “We would get hit worse than any other state,” Virginia’s senior senator said. Warner, [&he[...]

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