Shreveport native back to work after firing from FAA by DOGE rescinded

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS)—Roughly one month ago, NBC 6 News brought you the story of a Shreveport native who was a casualty of Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, firings. On Monday, that employee, Charles Stadtlander, was informed he’d gotten his job back.

Stadtlander worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in Oklahoma City until being abruptly fired on February 14. He was one of the thousands of probationary employee layoffs that day.

On Monday, Stadtlander was made aware by the Department of Transportation that his firing has been rescinded.

He worked on a national security project funded by the Department of Defense, which he said is vital to national security.

“National security is something that when you grow up in Shreveport Bossier, particularly seeing the large B-52 bombers flying over on a regular basis that is just ingrained in you. It is incredibly important,” said Stadtlander during an interview with NBC 6 News in February. “I just hope that folks understand that this is incredibly irresponsible and it’s very very dangerous.”

This comes after a U.S. District judge in Maryland last week blocked DOGE’s mass firings and ordered thousands of probationary workers to be reinstated.