Since Trump's second term began in January, the administration has moved aggressively to shrink the federal bureaucracy, including directing mass firings and layoffs and implementing changes to the civil service. Many of those policies have been met with court challenges and some have been temporarily blocked by judges.

A U.S. appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the Trump administration from executing mass federal employee layoffs and restructuring government agencies. The decision maintains a halt on plans to terminate numerous federal workers,