Topline
The Trump administration will slash 300,000 employees from the federal workforce by the end of September, according to a new report revealing the total impact of the mass layoffs in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term.
President-elect Donald Trump greets Elon Musk as he arrives to attend a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)
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Key Facts
The cuts, most of which were a result of the Department of Government Efficiency’s work, will reduce the federal workforce from 2.4 million to 2.1 million employees by the end of 2025, Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor told The New York Times.
This is a developing story and will be updated.