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17 events across 10 weeks
4
Damage
4
Hype
9
Noise
17.1
Avg Dmg
18.1
Avg Hype
WEEK 47
Nov 16 – 22
NOISE
2025-11-21
FAA Awards Bonuses to Air Traffic Controllers with Perfect Attendance During Shutdown
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
2.5
Hype
23.9
WEEK 46
Nov 9 – 15
NOISE
2025-11-14
Federal Special Education Staff Rehiring Uncertainty
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
4.5
Hype
13.5
WEEK 34
Aug 17 – 23
NOISE
2025-08-23
HHS Moves to Strip Federal Health Workers of Union Rights
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
21.8
Hype
16.1
WEEK 23
Jun 1 – 7
DMG
2025-06-07
Trump Administration Seeks Supreme Court Intervention on Education Department Layoffs
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
28.1
Hype
15.9
NOISE
2025-06-07
Federal Judge Allows Trump Federal Employee Buyout to Proceed
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
WEEK 22
May 25 – 31
HYPE
2025-05-30
FAA Experiences Mass Employee Departures
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
Damage
21.6
Hype
25.3
WEEK 11
Mar 9 – 15
DMG
2025-03-15
Two Judges Order Federal Agencies to Rehire Tens of Thousands of DOGE-Fired Workers
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · moderate
Damage
47.1
Hype
14.9
NOISE
2025-03-15
Federal Firefighters Secure Permanent Pay Raises in Spending Bill
federal · narrow
WEEK 10
Mar 2 – 8
DMG
2025-03-07
States Sue Trump Administration Over Mass Firings of Probationary Federal Workers
Personnel Capture
federal · moderate
Damage
47.8
Hype
14.7
NOISE
2025-03-07
February Jobs Report Shows Beginning of Federal Worker Terminations
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
WEEK 8
Feb 16 – 22
DMG
2025-02-22
Elon Musk Continues Government Restructuring While Congress Faces Pressure
Resource Reallocation
federal · broad
Damage
33.8
Hype
27.3
NOISE
2025-02-22
Pentagon Layoffs of 5,400 Probationary Workers Amid Federal Hiring Freeze
Resource Reallocation
federal · moderate
WEEK 5
Jan 26 – Feb 1
HYPE
2025-02-01
Federal Employees Ordered to Remove Gender Pronouns from Email Signatures
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
11.6
Hype
29.1
HYPE
2025-02-01
Gillibrand Warns Federal Worker Buyout Threatens Social Security
Policy Change
federal · broad
WEEK 4
Jan 19 – 25
NOISE
2025-01-24
Federal Hiring Freeze Impacts Veterans Care and Benefits
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
7.2
Hype
21.5
HYPE
2025-01-24
Education Department Places DEI Employees on Paid Leave and Slashes Initiatives
Policy Change
federal · moderate
Damage
6.3
Hype
11.8
Damage
0.0
Hype
2.6
Damage
8.4
Hype
15.6
Damage
12.7
Hype
13.5
NOISE
2025-02-22
National Park Service Restores Jobs of Fired Employees and Pledges Seasonal Hiring
Resource Reallocation
federal · narrow
Damage
1.7
Hype
7.1
Damage
14.9
Hype
26.0
Damage
21.2
Hype
28.8