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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

'I've become sort of afraid of my own government': Fired ... - WBUR Support WBUR People take part in the "No Kings Day" protest on Presidents Day in Washington, in support of federal workers and against recent actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, by the Capitol in Washington. The protest was organized by the 50501 Movement, which stands for 50 Protests 50 States 1 Movement. (Jose Luis Magana/AP) After a long holiday weekend, Allison Hassett Wohl of Maryland said she woke up at 3 a.m. feeling anxiety about what's going on with federal workers. “Quite frankly, I’ve become sort of afraid of my own government,” she said. “And boy, that is a scary position to be in as a citizen.” Hassett Wohl is one of the thousands of workers that the Trump administration has let go in recent days in its effort to purge and shrink the government. She says she received a termination letter from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Saturday. For almost two years, she worked in public affairs for a small division called the Administration for Community Living. It helps older adults and people with disabilities live independently instead of in nursing home…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Turmoil as Federal Child Welfare Staff is Nearly Halved - The Imprint News Federal Child Welfare Staff Reveal Months of Turmoil, Hasty Terminations Chaos and confusion reign as Administration for Children and Families staff is cut nearly in half. By Sara Tiano and Michael Fitzgerald A reduction-in-force letter sent to staff of the U.S. Administration for Children and Families on April 1. On a Thursday in late March, department leaders in the U.S. Administration for Children and Families gathered at a meeting. The warning they received from higher-ups was blunt: On Monday, ACF will look nothing like it does today. With White House officials and business tycoon Elon Musk on camera calling to “ delete ” federal agencies and leave bureaucrats “ traumatically affected ,” cuts to social services appeared imminent. Line staff knew things were shaky, but as word of the leadership meeting trickled down, worries turned to panic about the fate of their $70 billion division of the Department of Health and Human Services, which administers more than 60 vital programs — from child protective services and foster care to Head Start preschools and cash benefits for low-income families. “If it look…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Confusion, fear in federal workforce as agencies face deadline to plan ... A federal employee, who asked not to use their name for fears over losing their job, protests with a sign saying "Federal Employees Don't Work for Kings" during the "No Kings Day" protest on Presidents Day in Washington, in support of federal workers and against recent actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Feb. 17, 2025, by the Capitol in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP/File Donald Trump Federal agencies See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Widespread confusion and fear rippled through the federal workforce Thursday as federal agencies faced a key deadline in President Donald Trump’s push to drastically downsize the government. Thursday is the deadline for agencies to hand their cost-cutting proposals in to the White House and the Office of Personnel Management. It wasn’t clear whether those plans would be made public, or when agencies will fully implement them – a process that could see the federal workforce reduced by tens of thousands of jobs, in addition to cuts the Trump administration has already made. Many federal workers told CNN there was confusion about w…

Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save (The Center Square) – The federal civilian workforce shrank by nearly 256,000 employees, 11.3%, across every major agency in 2025, a government watchdog report confirmed, providing the first comprehensive accounting of the Trump administration's workforce cuts. The Government Accountability Office reports found the workforce across 22 of 24 major federal agencies fell from 2.27 million to 2.01 million employees between December 2024 and January 2026. The net reduction of 256,000 employees was the result of nearly 378,000 separations offset by about 127,000 new hires. Chris Edwards, a federal tax and budget expert at the Cato Institute, estimated the reductions saved taxpayers about $41 billion annually – just over 2% of the federal deficit. "New hires do not inherently mitigate or offset the effects of separating employees on the agency's ability to meet its mission or current and future financial obligations," a GAO spokesperson said. The 378,000 gross separations exceeded OPM Director Scott Kupor's August 2025 projection of about 300,000 departures. The federal workforce fell by 2…

Many federal employees bring 9 months of frustrations to 'No Kings ... Stay Connected Featured eBooks Insights & Reports The Federal Practitioner’s Guide to Supply Chain Risk & Due Diligence Presented By Craft.co Download Now The Federal AI Software Factory Blueprint Presented By TechTrend Download Now Workforce Many federal employees bring 9 months of frustrations to ‘No Kings’ protest Removals of government workers was one of a litany of issues brought up by attendees at the anti-Trump rally. Sean Michael Newhouse | October 18, 2025 Unions RIFs Sean Michael Newhouse Staff Reporter A crowd of thousands gathered in downtown Washington, D.C., Saturday as part of the nationwide anti-Trump 'No Kings' rallies with a long list of White House actions they were protesting against: mass deportations of undocumented immigrants; National Guard deployments in Democratic-controlled cities ostensibly to combat crime; the looming expiration of Affordable Care Act health insurance subsidies, which is the main cause of the ongoing government shutdown . But Saturday’s event also was an opportunity for dozens of participating federal employees, many of whom have lost their jobs and seen their years…