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Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by New York Times About Supreme Court Allowing Government Layoffs to Proceed

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the New York Times about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to proceed with mass layoffs at multiple federal agencies. The decision…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Reuters About Software Tool Designed to More Easily Fire Government Employees

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Reuters about the software that will speed layoffs across the U.S. government. The tool is being rolled out by the federal human resources agency at the heart of Elon…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Reuters About DOGE Cost-Cutting Likely to Continue

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Reuters that despite Elon Musk reportedly stepping back in his cost-cutting role and cabinet members attempting to regain influence in the Trump administration,…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in New York Times About the Dropped Inquiry Over Improperly Fired Federal Employees

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in the New York Times about the independent government agency charged with protecting federal workers’ rights dropping its inquiry into the more than 2,000…

Prof. Nick Bednar '16 Quoted by the New York Times about the Firing of Probationary Employees

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Professor Nick Bednar '16 was quoted by The New York Times about two cases that have allowed the federal government to go forward with removing thousands of probationary employees. In both cases, the…

Prof. Nick Bednar '16 Quoted by Washington Post about the Deferred Resignation Program

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Professor Nick Bednar '16 was quoted by the Washington Post about whether federal employees should accept the newly revived deferred resignation program. “I don’t think anyone should regret failing…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Boston Globe About Trump’s Attempt to Dismantle Department of Education

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Boston Globe about the lawsuit filed to stop the Trump administration from laying off half of the Department of Education’s staff in an effort to dismantle the…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Wired About How a Government Shutdown Could Fit Into Musk’s Plans to Reduce Workforce

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Wired about the looming government shutdown and reports saying that Elon Musk is wanting a temporary government shutdown in part because it would potentially make…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted by Washington Post about Dismantling of Social Security Administration 

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted by the Washington Post about layoffs in the Social Security Administration’s civil rights offices. He said, “A lot of these agencies are required by statute, and…

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Nature about the Impacts of Federal Layoffs on Science

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Nature about federal agencies’ planned reductions in force and their impact on science.

Prof. Nick Bednar ’16 Quoted in Reuters about Efforts to Relocate Federal Workers

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Professor Nick Bednar ’16 was quoted in Reuters about the Trump administration’s efforts to relocate federal workers on short notice. He said, “Giving them this short relocation notice is…

Prof. Nick Bednar '16 Quoted by New York Magazine About the Potential Size of Trump's Layoffs

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Professor Nick Bednar '16 was quoted by New York Magazine about the potential number of federal employees that might be removed by the Trump administration.