TPM reports:

The federal court system warned its employees that DOGE’s cuts to building services and to executive branch staff could cause “immediate and long-term effects on court operations,” according to a Monday memo obtained by TPM .

The letter focused on cuts to staff at the General Services Administration, the agency that manages buildings and maintenance across the federal government, and to the contracts maintained by that agency. GSA’s portfolio includes multiple federal court buildings, as well as services used by the judiciary.

The Administrative Office of U.S. Courts said in the letter that late on March 3, it “became aware” of “mass reduction-in-force” actions across the GSA, and that more mass layoffs at the agency were expected.

“These actions have the potential to create both immediate and long-term effects on court operations and the services provided by GSA,” the message reads.

The memo demonstrates how far DOGE’s campaign to maim the federal government has gone. In this case, the federal courts, part of the judicial branch, are saying that their daily operations may be impacted DOGE — a shocking admission from court administrators, a group not known for hyperbole or flippancy. [Continue reading…]