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Connecting The Dots On DOGE

2025/5/26
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Jeff Brumfield: 作为一名记者,我调查了DOGE计划对国家核安全管理局的影响。最初,管理层被限制在200个字符内解释为什么某些员工不应该被解雇,这对于那些负责核武器维护的、技术性极强的工作来说简直是天方夜谭。尽管后来机构迅速撤回了解雇决定并重新雇用了这些员工,但整个过程给员工带来了极大的精神打击,也暴露出政府在效率改革中可能存在的考虑不周。 Andrea Hsu: 我主要关注DOGE计划对美国农业部动植物卫生检验署的影响。该机构负责防止动植物病虫害进入美国,确保食品安全,并为农民提供支持。政府通过“延期辞职计划”减少员工,但随后又试图重新招聘。许多员工感到被迫接受辞职,因为他们担心如果不接受,最终也会失业。这种做法不仅造成了人员流失,也可能导致关键服务的延误或中断。我对此表示担忧,因为这些服务是美国民众一直以来所依赖的。 Kirk Sigler: 我主要关注DOGE计划对美国森林服务局的影响。该机构负责管理野火,但重组计划导致人员变动和不确定性。虽然特朗普政府声称没有削减野外消防职位,但实际情况是,许多有经验的员工调换了职位,导致消防队伍的实力受到影响。此外,资金冻结也使得一些工作难以进行。一位野生动物生物学家在被解雇后通过诉讼重新获得职位,但她表示,工作环境非常不稳定,难以集中精力工作。这些情况都表明,DOGE计划可能对公共服务产生负面影响。

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It's been six months since President Trump first announced the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative, which has dramatically shrunk parts of the federal government. And with so many individual stories about federal workers losing their jobs around the country, the big picture can sometimes look blurry.From Consider This): A team of NPR reporters has been looking at agencies — from food inspectors to nuclear scientists to firefighters and more — and today, we'll connect some of the dots on how DOGE cuts have impacted workers, and hear how Americans far beyond Washington may feel the effects of these cuts.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)