Judge restores Trump's deferred resignation plan for federal workers

THE DETAILS. I THINK THE NUMBER ONE CONCERN IS, FRANKLY, THE LACK OF CLARITY AND THE FEAR OF UNCERTAINTY. AN ESTIMATED 50,000 FEDERAL WORKERS LIVE HERE IN HOWARD COUNTY, ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS, AND PEOPLE ARE AFRAID AND THEY DON’T REALLY KNOW WHAT THEIR NEXT MOVE IS. THEY ARE CONCERNED. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO PAY, YOU KNOW, PAY THEIR MORTGAGE? MORE THAN 400 OF THEM PARTICIPATED IN A FORUM LAST WEEK, ALONG WITH COUNTY EXECUTIVE CALVIN BALL. THEY ARE ANXIOUS AND AFRAID. HE TOLD US THEY’VE BEEN FIRED, FURLOUGHED OR FEAR. THEY’RE ABOUT TO BE THE O’S UNDER RETURN TO OFFICE ORDERS, ARE GRAPPLING WITH CHILD CARE AND TRANSPORTATION ISSUES AND FEAR RETRIBUTION IF THEY TALK ABOUT IT PUBLICLY. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO HANDLE THEIR HEALTH CARE? HOW ARE THEY GOING TO HANDLE THEIR BENEFITS? WHAT ARE THE DETAILS MOVING FORWARD? AND I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS THAT ARE JUST FRANKLY, NOT BEING ANSWERED. HOWARD’S ASSISTANCE FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT WORKERS ROLLED OUT ON FRIDAY, AND MUCH OF IT CENTERED HERE AT THE COUNTY’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CENTER. SOME ARE UNSURE. THEY HAVEN’T BEEN GIVEN ANY OFFICIAL NOTICE AS OF YET, BUT THEY ARE STILL A LOT OF ANGST. HELP INCLUDES AN EXPEDITED PROCESS TO APPLY FOR OPEN POSITIONS IN THE HOWARD COUNTY GOVERNMENT. MORE THAN 100 JOBS POSTED WHEN WE CHECKED TODAY. LEADERS HERE INSIDE THE CENTER SAY THIS IS A UNIQUE SECTOR OF JOB SEEKERS. FOLKS THEY HAVE NOT HAD TO APPLY FOR JOBS. AND, YOU KNOW, TEN, 20, SOME EVEN 30 YEARS IN HAVING TO NAVIGATE THE DIGITAL LANDSCAPE OF APPLYING FOR JOBS. SO WE ARE OFFERING THOSE WORKSHOPS AS WELL. TELE TOWN HALLS WITH TEAM MARYLAND DEMOCRATS ARE EMERGING AS ANOTHER INFORMATION SOURCE FOR OUR STATE’S FEDERAL WORKFORCE. UNITED STATES SENATORS CHRIS VAN HOLLEN AND ANGELA ALSOBROOKS ARE HOSTING ONE TONIGHT AT 730. THEY’LL BE JOINED BY A UNION OFFICIAL, ACCORDING TO AIDES, AND THIS WILL BE AUDIO ONLY. THEY’LL BE ANSWERING PRE-SELECTED QUESTIONS, BUT THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LISTEN IN LIVE. AND WE’VE POSTED THE LINK IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT ON THE WBAL TV APP.