GSA tells purged employees to return — must report Oct. 6 after months off
The General Services Administration has offered reinstatement to hundreds of employees who were laid off earlier this year by the agency referred to as DOGE, giving them until the end of the week to accept or decline and requiring those who accept to report for duty on Oct. 6, 2025. The internal memo — reported by AP/PBS and noted in a CBS segment — follows months away during which some purged workers were still paid and GSA incurred higher lease costs, drawing criticism as other agencies pursue similar partial rehiring efforts.
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These federal employees were purged by DOGE. Months later, the Trump administration is asking if they want to return
New information:
- GSA internal memo (obtained by AP) gives purged employees until the end of the week to accept or decline reinstatement.
- Those who accept are required to report for duty on Oct. 6, 2025.
- Reporting that some purged employees continued to be paid during the months they were away and that GSA incurred higher lease costs as a result of earlier workforce reductions.
- Direct quotes and attribution from Chad Becker and Rep. Greg Stanton criticizing the downsizing and reversal.
- Context that other agencies (IRS, Labor Department, National Park Service) have pursued similar partial rehiring efforts.
Trump administration rehiring hundreds of employees laid off by DOGE
New information:
- The Trump administration is offering reinstatement to 'hundreds' of former federal employees.
- Those employees had been laid off earlier this year by the agency identified as DOGE.
- CBS News reported the development in a video segment filed by chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.