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News: 2025

January 27.   Cayden Mak: Organizing Federal Workers to Protect Democracy.

February 18.   Allison Gill: Letter From a Federal Worker.

February 22.   New York Times: How Federal Employees Are Fighting Back Against Elon Musk.

February 24.   PBS News: Federal workers sue over Elon Musk’s threat to fire them if they don’t explain their accomplishments.

February 25.   AP News: Federal technology staffers resign rather than help Musk and DOGE.

February 27.   Daniel Hunter: We’re seeing the beginnings of mass noncompliance: Over a million federal workers refused to comply with Musk’s email ultimatum last week, offering a glimpse of what mass noncooperation can look like.

March 2.   Allan Smith: ‘They’ve radicalized me’: Federal workers fight back as Trump dismantles their work.

June 30.  Associated Press: EPA employees sign ‘declaration of dissent’ over agency moves under Trump. More than 170 EPA employees signed letter, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of retaliation.

August 25.   Brianna Sacks: FEMA staffers warn that Trump officials’ actions risk a Katrina-level disaster: About 180 FEMA employees, many of them anonymous, signed a letter to Congress arguing that the agency’s leadership has hindered its ability to effectively manage emergencies.

August 28.   Brandy Zadrozny: CDC employees walk out to rally in support of ousted leaders.

August 28.   The Washington Post: CDC leaders who resigned said RFK Jr. undermined vaccine science, risking lives.