DIThe Distraction Index

#federal workforce

23 events across 12 weeks

8Damage
9Hype
6Noise
23.7Avg Dmg
30.0Avg Hype
WEEK 83Jul 26 – Aug 1
HYPE2026-07-30
Voice of America Cuts and Journalist Reassignments
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
20.3
Hype
37.5
WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11
NOISE2026-07-09
Unions Sue to Restore DOD Collective Bargaining Rights
Enforcement Actionfederal · moderate
Damage
5.0
Hype
16.5
WEEK 78Jun 21 – 27
HYPE2026-06-18
Trump Buyouts Cost $11 Billion for Non-Work
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
6.1
Hype
45.3
WEEK 75May 31 – Jun 6
NOISE2026-06-05
Federal Employees with Disabilities Sue DOJ Over Reasonable Accommodations
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow
Damage
8.1
Hype
12.0
HYPE2026-06-05
Campaign Against Federal Workers Turns Ominous
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · narrow
Damage
16.9
Hype
40.0
HYPE2026-06-05
Trump Signs Executive Order Allowing Easier Firing of Senior Federal Employees
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
39.2
Hype
46.3
DMG2026-06-03
Trump Strips Civil Service Protections from 8,000 Federal Workers
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
34.7
Hype
24.0
WEEK 70Apr 26 – May 2
HYPE2026-04-22
Federal Workers Displaced by DOGE Cuts Still Struggling
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
45.8
WEEK 66Mar 29 – Apr 4
HYPE2026-03-27
DOGE Cuts Impact Federal Workers One Year Later
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
13.2
Hype
29.3
HYPE2026-03-27
Trump Executive Order to Pay TSA Workers During Shutdown
Resource Reallocationfederal · narrow
Damage
11.4
Hype
36.0
WEEK 62Mar 1 – 7
DMG2026-02-26
Appeals Court Lifts Injunction on Trump's Collective Bargaining Rollback for Federal Workers
Policy Changefederal · moderate
Damage
48.5
Hype
46.3
WEEK 59Feb 8 – 14
DMG2026-02-06
US Appeals Court Upholds Trump's DEI Ban
Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · broad
Damage
61.5
Hype
40.3
DMG2026-02-05
Trump Administration Ends Job Protections for Federal Workers
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
Damage
39.2
Hype
33.3
WEEK 16Apr 13 – 19
DMG2025-04-19
Trump Administration Makes Federal Worker Firing Easier
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
36.6
Hype
18.9
WEEK 14Mar 30 – Apr 5
DMG2025-04-05
Energy Department Considers 40% of Staff Nonessential
Resource Reallocationfederal · moderate
Damage
41.9
Hype
28.7
HYPE2025-04-05
DOGE Cuts at Rocky Mountain Laboratory
Resource Reallocationsingle state · narrow
Damage
14.5
Hype
27.6
NOISE2025-04-05
National Weather Service Faces Critical Staff Shortage
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
8.4
Hype
23.9
WEEK 9Feb 23 – Mar 1
NOISE2025-03-01
Social Security Administration Plans 7,000 Job Cuts
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
14.4
Hype
15.9
HYPE2025-03-01
Federal Workers Required to List Accomplishments via Email
Norm Erosion Onlyfederal · moderate
Damage
4.0
Hype
23.1
NOISE2025-03-01
Firings at NOAA Risk Lives and Economy
Resource Reallocationfederal · broad
Damage
10.5
Hype
21.9
WEEK 6Feb 2 – 8
DMG2025-02-08
Federal Health Workers Face Mass Firing Threat
Personnel Capturefederal · broad
Damage
46.2
Hype
27.1
NOISE2025-02-08
Veterans Affairs Deems 130+ Occupations Ineligible for Deferred Resignation Plan
Personnel Capturefederal · narrow
Damage
15.2
Hype
23.4
DMG2025-02-08
USAID Agency Dismantling and Worker Removal
Personnel Capturefederal · moderate
Damage
49.5
Hype
26.5