STATEMENT | Federal Court Ruling Halting Illegal Firings of Federal Workers
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Tim Whitehouse | October 15, 2025
Today’s court ruling is an important victory for federal employees, for the rule of law, and for the principle that public servants cannot be used as political pawns ...
STATEMENT | Trump Administration Plan To Not Pay Furloughed Federal Employees Is “Illegal and Morally Corrupt”
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Tim Whitehouse | October 7, 2025
The millions of hard working people who work for the federal government should not be used as political pawns nor should their livelihood become a political weapon ...
STATEMENT | We’re Entering Unprecedented Territory With This Shutdown
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Tim Whitehouse | October 1, 2025
This shutdown is not just a budget standoff – it’s being weaponized to consolidate power in the Executive Branch at the direct expense of the American people ...
STATEMENT | Trump Administration’s Most Recent Threat to Conduct Mass Firings Moves Us Further into a Lawless State
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Tim Whitehouse | September 25, 2025
In response to the Trump Administration’s threat to conduct mass firings of government employees if there is a government shutdown, PEER Executive Director Tim Whitehouse issued the following statement ...
COMMENTARY | Commercial Space Activities and the Elimination of Science at NOAA
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Tim Whitehouse | August 5, 2025
The Trump Administration is doing everything in its power to limit or eliminate science-based oversight of industry activities and is using the threat of "pocket rescissions" to prevent harm to favored industries ...