31-03-2025 22:49 via infodocket.com

Report: “IMLS Staff Placed on Administrative Leave”

From Federal News Network:
The largest source of federal funding for libraries and museums is putting all its employees on paid administrative leave, as the agency prepares for major cuts to its operations.
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) put all of its approximately 75-employee workforce on paid administrative leave Monday, according to several IMLS employees.
The American Federation of Government Employees Local 3403 said in a statement that IMLS notified all employees that
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