2,000 Federal Public-Land Employees Could Lose Jobs Amid Shutdown
The Department of Interior firings target several agencies that play critical roles in managing our fish, wildlife, and public lands.
The Department of Interior will likely cut another 2,000 jobs from the Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Geological Survey, Department officials announced Monday in a court filing.
According to sources familiar with the situation, the reduction in force, as it’s called, has been planned for months.
A District Court judge ruled last week that the layoffs could not proceed during the shutdown.
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Author's summary: Federal public-land employees face job losses.