President Trump's recent executive order outlining criteria for federal job cuts could significantly impact the Huntsville area. The order prioritizes eliminating non-essential positions, putting many federal employees at risk. Agencies like NASA, with a high percentage of non-essential workers, could see substantial reductions.
An executive order from the White House on Tuesday set some criteria for cutting federal positions, and it appears that if they’re strictly followed, they could impact a large number of people in the Huntsville area,President Trump and Department of Government Efficiency boss Elon Musk have been clear about cutting positions and departments and rooting out wasteful spending. Trump’s order on Tuesday reiterated that, ordered a hiring freeze and gave Musk more muscle over hiring.
Among a few federal agencies that could affect people in the Huntsville area, the FBI, ATF and VA have filed reports claiming well over 90 percent of their employees are considered essential during a shutdown. Unless you’ve been napping since the Guy Hunt administration, you know this issue has been a broiling point of contention nationally. Here in the state, it’s far from a 50-50 debate, but transgender people and others have voiced concerns that the bill could lead to harassment and marginalization. A couple hundred protesters of the bill demonstrated last week in Montgomery.
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