Federal firings hit U.S. Forest Service in Alaska, with at least 30 jobs cut on Thursday

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that potentially over 100 federal Alaska jobs were cut and called the approach inefficient while bringing confusion, anxiety and trauma

by Corinne Smith - Alaska Beacon February 15, 2025February 15, 2025

At least 30 federal workers with the U.S. Forest Service in Alaska have been terminated immediately, as of Thursday, according to the National Federation of Federal Employees union.

“We got word yesterday that there were going to be 3,400 terminations of probationary employees within the U.S. Forest Service nationwide, and those terminations started at midnight,” said Matt Brossard, a national business representative with NFFE, speaking Friday at 10 a.m.

“There were 30 employees terminated yesterday,”…