Air Traffic Controllers First Learned They Were Exempt From Trump’s Buyout From CNN
The air traffic controllers union had asked for clarification on whether members were eligible for the federal buyout and only received confirmation from a report on CNN.
Trump Administration Exempts Safety Workers, Air Traffic Controllers From Resignation Offer
President Donald Trump has imposed a hiring freeze on most federal jobs but exempted some positions. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told CNN air traffic controllers and inspectors were exempt from the freeze and the FAA is actively hiring controllers.
Federal workers face mounting pressure to decide on Trump resignation offer
The Trump administration issued an email blast on Jan. 28 giving most of the country’s 2.3 million eligible employees federal workers the option to resign with pay through Sept. 30. The deadline to decide on whether to accept the offer is Thursday.
Trump Administration Offers Federal Workers New Details on Buyout Offers
Federal workers who accept the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer would work through Feb. 28 and be placed on administrative leave March 1.
Trump administration plans sweeping layoffs among workers who don’t opt to resign
The Trump administration is planning widespread layoffs among the federal workforce soon, leaving employees who don’t accept its deferred resignation offer at risk of losing their jobs, two Trump administration officials told CNN.
Transportation Secretary Says ‘No Early Retirement’ for Air Traffic Controllers
The new secretary of transportation, Sean Duffy, appeared to walk back an enticement to retire, saying F.A.A. safety workers ...
Sean Duffy, from reality TV star to Secretary of Transportation under President Donald Trump: Here’s everything you need to know
Sean Duffy, a former TV personality turned politician, is now serving as the Secretary of Transportation under President ...
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Sean Duffy: What to know about newly appointed Department of Transportation secretary
Hours after Sean Duffy was sworn in as Secretary of the Department of Transportation on Wednesday, he was on the ground in Washington D.C. to survey the aftermath of a passenger plane crash with ...
Who is Sean Duffy, the public face of the federal government’s response to the DC plane crash?
Duffy also said he would cut DEI programs at the agency and create federal rules for self-driving cars instead of leaving ...
Musk's pivot to U.S. airspace reform raises new conflict-of-interest concerns
Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and also leads President Donald Trump’s DOGE group, which aims to make drastic cuts to ...
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Transportation chief Sean Duffy claims department traded core mission for DEI, vows to add air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Sunday vowed to boost the number of air traffic controllers and again blamed DEI less than a week after the DC air disaster for distracting his agency from ...
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Transportation Sec Sean Duffy says FAA systems are 'antiquated,' calls for more air traffic controllers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says that many of the Federal Aviation Administration's systems remain "antiquated" and are in need of updates amid a "plummet" in recruitment for air traffic ...