Government shutdown leaves federal workers ‘on edge’ as Trump eyes more job cuts

<p>Employees wonder if the shutdown will leave them out of work temporarily or set stage for permanent termination</p><p></p><p>An <a href="https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2025-09/61773-Government-Shutdown.pdf">estimated</a> 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as a result of the first federal government <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/01/us-government-shuts-down">shutdown</a> since 2018.</p><p>Many have been “on edge for months”, according to James Kirwan, who works as a labor attorney inside a government agency. Now the Trump administration is threatening to implement another sweeping wave of cuts to their ranks.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/01/federal-workers-government-shutdown-trump">Continue reading...</a>