Bryan Johnson, the longevity influencer, has curated a very specific image of himself, but our investigation found that he’s weaponized the use of confidentiality agreements. Kirsten Grind, an investigative business reporter at The New York Times, explains how Johnson used NDAs to silence people around him. Source link
When Eleanor H., 66, called the Social Security Administration last month seeking details about her retirement benefits, she didn’t expect to comfort the representative who answered. The woman started sobbing. “I asked her what was wrong, and she said she and her co-workers were informed by email to accept a taxable $20,000 payout or risk…
US job cuts surge: NOAA sheds 1,000 positions, adding to fears of recession in 2025 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has laid off over 1,000 employees in the latest move to reduce the size of the federal workforce. This decision, part of President Donald Trump’s broader efforts to shrink government agencies, has raised…
A senior official at the main U.S. aid agency, which is being dismantled by the Trump administration, told employees to clear safes holding classified documents and personnel files by shredding the papers or putting them into bags for burning, according to an email sent to the staff. The email sent by Erica Y. Carr, the…
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the nation’s premier agency for weather and climate science, is set to lose another 1,000 workers under the Trump administration’s downsizing of the federal government. The new dismissals would come in addition to the roughly 1,300 NOAA staff members who have already resigned or been laid off in recent…
Recently, Deloitte reportedly informed employees in its US tax division that their annual bonuses will be linked to office attendance. According to the Financial Times, Deloitte now expects its employees to be in the office for at least 50% of their working week. A message sent to US tax staff, as seen by the Financial…
Senior State Department officials have drawn up plans to close a dozen consulates overseas by this summer and are considering shutting down many more missions, in what could be a blow to the U.S. government’s efforts to build partnerships and gather intelligence, American officials say. The department also plans to lay off many local citizens…
Senior leadership at the Guggenheim will not be taking pay cuts, according to a museum spokeswoman, Tina Vaz. The cuts are spread over six departments, including advancement, education, publications and archives, but do not affect curators and top executives. Additionally, the museum’s chief curator, Naomi Beckwith, who is organizing two major exhibitions in Europe for…
Labor Department braces for 90% workforce cuts as DOGE’s layoffs expand. (Representative Image) The US federal government is preparing for a sweeping round of job cuts that could impact thousands of federal workers, particularly within the Labor Department. As part of the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy, the Department of Labor…
Trump’s sweeping government workforce cuts: Over 20,000 federal employees laid off, including 7,000 IRS workers, 5,600 USAID staff, key officials fired from EPA, TSA, FEMA, and more—full list of affected agencies and top officials The Trump administration is implementing one of the largest government workforce reductions in recent history, laying off over 20,000 federal employees…