LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A Nevada senator shares the negative impacts after announcing the Trump administration fired all General Service Administration employees in Nevada.
In an interview Tuesday, Catherine Cortez Masto says she heard of the cuts Monday evening from a “reliable source in Nevada.” Her office confirmed that approximately 12 employees in Reno and Las Vegas were let go.
They also said the senator has yet to hear directly from the GSA.
She warned Nevadans of the potential effects on security and maintenance to federally maintained buildings.
“There’s a number of federal offices in there that provide essential services to Nevadans. Those individuals are going to have to work in a building that is literally, potentially, either not safe, or falling down, because there’s no maintenance, there’s nobody there to keep it safe,” she said.
According to the GSA’s website, they manage five buildings across Nevada and two in Las Vegas: the Foley Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse and the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse.
The GSA released the following statement on the firings:
Members of the General Service Administration’s (GSA) Public Buildings Service (PBS) were notified on Monday, March 3rd, that they had been identified as part of GSA’s Reduction in Force (RIF) and reorganization plan and were being separated from federal service.
All notifications were conducted in accordance with OPM and GSA policies and guidelines. This action was taken in support of the following Executive Orders: “The Hiring Freeze”, dated January 20, 2025; “Eliminating the Federal Executive Institute”, dated February 10, 2025; and the “Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization Initiative”, dated February 11, 2025. GSA is committed to supporting impacted employees as they transition from federal service.
GSA is executing on our strategy to centralize the management of our services, make data-driven decisions and partner with best-in-class commercial services.
GSA is in contact with customer tenant agencies that may be impacted by this action and will continue to support their critical work for the American taxpayer while we execute a plan to increase space utilization and occupancy.
In this new model, the GSA will not only maintain facility services including repairs, maintenance, janitorial and security through our existing partners, but we will exceed the quality of service to enable our agency customers to fulfill their missions.
Tuesday morning, FOX5 crews observed a man walking out of the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse holding a box. He did not want to go on camera, but confirmed he was a former GSA employee.
“If there’s anybody in Nevada that has been impacted, that was fired by the GSA, I want to know about it,” Senator Cortez Masto said.
She’s asking that anyone impacted reaches out to her office, the phone number is (702) 388-5020.
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