Kate Leinbaugh

Or was there... Yeah, it was immediately. When you were laid off, how many cases did you have open? I think about 16 cases.

Or was there... Yeah, it was immediately. When you were laid off, how many cases did you have open? I think about 16 cases.

Brett's field office is still open. He worries that the remaining workers are having to handle higher caseloads. And when you think about the sort of policy objective of Doge, um, Does any of it ring true? Like, are there inefficiencies at the VA?

Brett's field office is still open. He worries that the remaining workers are having to handle higher caseloads. And when you think about the sort of policy objective of Doge, um, Does any of it ring true? Like, are there inefficiencies at the VA?

Brett's field office is still open. He worries that the remaining workers are having to handle higher caseloads. And when you think about the sort of policy objective of Doge, um, Does any of it ring true? Like, are there inefficiencies at the VA?

A VA spokesperson said the probationary employees who've been laid off amount to half of 1% of its workforce. saying, quote, the notion that these layoffs are causing issues across the department is false. Over at the Department of Education, Victoria, who's in Birmingham, Alabama, is also sympathetic to a broad goal of government efficiency.

A VA spokesperson said the probationary employees who've been laid off amount to half of 1% of its workforce. saying, quote, the notion that these layoffs are causing issues across the department is false. Over at the Department of Education, Victoria, who's in Birmingham, Alabama, is also sympathetic to a broad goal of government efficiency.

A VA spokesperson said the probationary employees who've been laid off amount to half of 1% of its workforce. saying, quote, the notion that these layoffs are causing issues across the department is false. Over at the Department of Education, Victoria, who's in Birmingham, Alabama, is also sympathetic to a broad goal of government efficiency.

Victoria had a number of ongoing cases at the Office for Civil Rights, ones she says she wasn't able to hand off.

Victoria had a number of ongoing cases at the Office for Civil Rights, ones she says she wasn't able to hand off.

Victoria had a number of ongoing cases at the Office for Civil Rights, ones she says she wasn't able to hand off.

Victoria has been advocating against the cuts with her union. She says she's fighting for her job because it's something she really believes in.

Victoria has been advocating against the cuts with her union. She says she's fighting for her job because it's something she really believes in.

Victoria has been advocating against the cuts with her union. She says she's fighting for her job because it's something she really believes in.

A Department of Education spokesperson said the Office for Civil Rights plans to use more mediation and a faster case processing approach to address disability-related and other harassment complaints, noting that the agency will, quote, deliver on its statutory responsibilities. The layoffs of probationary federal employees like Victoria and Brett were quickly challenged in court.

A Department of Education spokesperson said the Office for Civil Rights plans to use more mediation and a faster case processing approach to address disability-related and other harassment complaints, noting that the agency will, quote, deliver on its statutory responsibilities. The layoffs of probationary federal employees like Victoria and Brett were quickly challenged in court.

A Department of Education spokesperson said the Office for Civil Rights plans to use more mediation and a faster case processing approach to address disability-related and other harassment complaints, noting that the agency will, quote, deliver on its statutory responsibilities. The layoffs of probationary federal employees like Victoria and Brett were quickly challenged in court.

Earlier this month, two federal district judges blocked those terminations. One judge in San Francisco ordered the government to reinstate laid-off probationary employees at a half-dozen agencies. This week, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene on its behalf. As the litigation works through the courts, Victoria and Brett have been in limbo.

Earlier this month, two federal district judges blocked those terminations. One judge in San Francisco ordered the government to reinstate laid-off probationary employees at a half-dozen agencies. This week, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene on its behalf. As the litigation works through the courts, Victoria and Brett have been in limbo.

Earlier this month, two federal district judges blocked those terminations. One judge in San Francisco ordered the government to reinstate laid-off probationary employees at a half-dozen agencies. This week, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene on its behalf. As the litigation works through the courts, Victoria and Brett have been in limbo.