OPM

He said that the OPM was crafting smokescreens between itself and the layoffs to make them legal and refused to buy the line that the agency had no say in the widespread reduction in force.

The BBC has contacted OPM for comment.

OPM, a once-obscure agency that manages the federal government's civil service, has been thrust into the spotlight amid President Donald Trump's moves to slash the size of the federal workforce.

District Judge Alsup, appointed in San Francisco, countered the DOJ lawyer's arguments from the bench, citing evidence including termination letters that stated the firings were carried out on OPM's instructions.

You know, Elon Musk takes over OPM and he goes straight for the Treasury disbursement system to stop payments where they happen.