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3 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
Out of work with USAID as a result of a mass overhaul of federal agencies, a former contractor in the Philadelphia area recently applied to a job with the state of Pennsylvania, eager to use their government work experience as Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration encouraged laid-off federal workers to apply. This month, however, the worker said they learned that state job is no longer being filled.
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3 days ago | 
gazettextra.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
When Emily logged on for work on April Fools' Day, the unease in the atmosphere was reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Philadelphia-area employee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, she had seen the layoffs and restructuring taking place across her agency that morning.
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3 days ago | 
thederrick.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
When Emily logged on for work on April Fools’ Day, the unease in the atmosphere was reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Philadelphia-area employee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, she had seen the layoffs and restructuring taking place across her agency that morning.
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3 days ago | 
dailyitem.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
When Emily logged on for work on April Fools’ Day, the unease in the atmosphere was reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Philadelphia-area employee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, she had seen the layoffs and restructuring taking place across her agency that morning.
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3 days ago | 
swoknews.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
When Emily logged on for work on April Fools’ Day, the unease in the atmosphere was reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Philadelphia-area employee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, she had seen the layoffs and restructuring taking place across her agency that morning.
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4 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
When Emily logged on for work on April Fools’ Day, the unease in the atmosphere was reminiscent of the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a Philadelphia-area employee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, she had seen the layoffs and restructuring taking place across her agencythat morning.
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6 days ago | 
inquirer.com | Joe Yerardi |Ariana Perez-Castells
While state employment numbers have yet to see the full impact of President Donald Trump’s cuts to the federal workforce, new data released Friday show a greater impact on Pennsylvania than the national average, for a second consecutive month. Pennsylvania’s federal workforce shrunk by 400 from February to March, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). That left the state with 103,200 federal workers, a decline of 0.4%.
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1 week ago | 
cpapracticeadvisor.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Jason Bramwell
By Ariana Perez-CastellsThe Philadelphia Inquirer(TNS)As millions of Americans faced a tax filing deadline on Tuesday, IRS employees at the Philadelphia office and beyond faced other deadlines of their own. Monday was the last day for IRS workers to upload their resumes, so agency leaders could determine their qualifications, which they were instructed to do earlier this month as part of a planned reduction in their workforce.
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3 weeks ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Erin McCarthy |Erin Mccarthy
At Ciocca Subaru of Philadelphia, general sales manager Ryan Concord had a message for customers the last Saturday in March:“Our inventory is here right now, and it’s tariff-free. Come get it.”The Grays Ferry dealer, which each month sells more than 100 new cars and 60 to 70 used cars, has had a few customers come in looking to buy before prices get impacted, Concord said. As for the future, Concord said, “we’re concerned.
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3 weeks ago | 
inquirer.com | Ariana Perez-Castells |Fallon Roth
President Donald Trump moved Thursday to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies with national security missions across the federal government. The executive order, signed late Thursday, affects agencies including the Departments of State, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Energy, Health and Human Services, Treasury, Justice, and Commerce, and the part of Homeland Security responsible for border security.
