FTC Staffing Cuts Undergo Terminations
At least a dozen probationary staffers at the Federal Trade Commission were terminated last week, with terminations taking place across the agency. The FTC's staffing cuts follow a familiar playbook driven by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), targeting probationary employees in an indiscriminate manner. The agency's internal equal opportunity office was also cut from six to three staffers.
- This staffing wave within the FTC echoes broader government-wide restructuring under DOGE, which has sparked concerns about regulatory oversight and accountability in the tech sector.
- What implications might these staff cuts have for the federal government's ability to effectively regulate large corporations like those dominated by Silicon Valley giants?