Before the new administration took office, we first revealed Russell Vought’s plan to demonize federal workers and “put them in trauma.” Our reporting continues to focus on the potential impact on civil servants. Our reporting on federal agencies has been fueled by federal employees who share their experiences, advice and inside knowledge with us.
Here are a few examples:
- Insiders helped us report on Elon Musk’s top lieutenants, who appear to actually be running the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
- We reported that the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Division was decimated by layoffs — investigators still at the agency told us it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
- We spoke with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scientists who were hauling garbage away themselves after contracts for hazardous waste disposal were not renewed at the Department of Commerce.
- We spoke to employees across the Forest Service after the Trump administration fired hundreds of their co-workers, including ones who help fight wildfires.
- Internal records shared with ProPublica showed that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will no longer be funding work on the health effects of climate change.
- The Trump administration said it wouldn’t cut lifesaving programs at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Our reporting used interviews with staffers and internal documents to show that the administration canceled them anyway.
If you are a current or former federal employee and you have information or documents that you can share, we want to hear from you.
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