The same badge-scan strategy used in Tesla layoffs has hit federal workers

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• DOGE's next round of federal job cuts swept health agencies on Tuesday with plans to cut 10,000 workers.
• HHS employees waited in long lines to scan their badges at security to find out if they still had a job.
• The badge scans appear to be similar to Tesla layoffs in 2024.

Employees at the Department of Health and Human Services showed up to their offices on Tuesday to learn their fate: If their badges worked, they still had a job.