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‘Life or Death Consequences’: Layoffs throw Indian Country into turmoil

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The Trump administration ordered agencies to lay off nearly all probationary employees who had not yet gained civil service protection, including Indian Health Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice. The measure will have a dramatic impact in health, education, law enforcement, social services and other tribal programs.
Courtesy of IHS