Education Department announces 50% workforce reduction
Education Secretary Linda McMahon announces reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of Department’s workforce, cutting from 4,133 to 2,183 employees. Almost 600 employees accepted voluntary separation while remaining affected staff placed on administrative leave starting March 21. McMahon described this as first step toward department dismantling and eliminating “bureaucratic bloat”.
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- U.S. Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force (2025-03-11)
- Dept. of Education plans to slash nearly 50 percent of its staff (2025-03-11)
- 'Let's shake it up': Linda McMahon defends massive cuts at Education Department (2025-03-12)
- With mass layoffs, McMahon and Trump begin mission to end Education Department (2025-03-12)
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