Business Insider spoke with 16 federal workers after the Supreme Court decision that will allow federal staff cuts to continue.

A court-ordered pause in May covered nearly two dozen federal agencies at different stages of executing President Trump’s directive for mass layoffs. The Supreme Court said the administration could proceed.

President Donald Trump has seized the authority to lay off federal workers and reorganize the federal government in a way that critics say no president has been able to do in more than 100 years.

As more federal workers join the ranks of the unemployed, they face a challenging job market. Unemployment claims from laid-off federal workers looking for new jobs are up nearly 60% year-over-year.

Federal employees in Maryland anxiously await the Supreme Court’s decision on whether the Trump administration will be allowed to proceed with firing thousands of federal government workers.

As part of the Trump administration’s efforts to shrink the federal government, at least 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers have had their positions terminated, CNN reported.

Civil rights groups alleged that ICE and Border Patrol agents are rounding people up based on their race, and denying them access to lawyers. A federal judge said there's ample evidence what they're doing is illegal.

OPM's plans for reforming federal employee performance management need to account for workers for whom annual performance goals may not translate their worth.