Sophie Alexander

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Sophie Alexander

NowThe Department of Education announced on Monday that major collections efforts against millions of defaulted federal student loan borrowers will be resuming in a matter of weeks. These efforts will include involuntary collections activities that allow the government to intercept tax refunds, offset …

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Jake Bleiberg |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full. Most Read from BloombergAdvertisementWorkers submitting their lists — part of Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency effort to cut the federal budget and downsize the federal workforce — are receiving bounceback emails informing them their messages weren’t delivered. “The recipient’s mailbox is full and can’t accept messages now.

2 months ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Jake Bleiberg |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk’s demand for federal workers to submit five bullet points detailing their week’s work has hit a new snag: the inbox is full. Most Read from BloombergThey Built a Secret Apartment in a Mall. Now the Mall Is Dying. Why Did the Government Declare War on My Adorable Tiny Truck? Trump Slashed International Aid. Geneva Is Feeling the Impact.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Erin Hudson |Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- The US Department of Education’s sweeping cuts Tuesday included staff that oversee schools’ efforts to help millions of students learn English. Most Read from BloombergEmployees from the Office of English Language Acquisition, or OELA, are being eliminated as part of the Education Department’s reduction in force this week, according to the American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, the union representing the agency’s employees.

Feb 25, 2025 | nz.news.yahoo.com | Sophie Alexander

(Bloomberg) -- A group of workers from the US Digital Service, a White House office that was refashioned into Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in recent weeks, have resigned in protest of the billionaire’s actions to dismantle federal agencies and dismiss workers.