TIGTA reports IRS workforce cut 25% to 77,428 employees by May 2025. 17,847 approved for TDRP/VSIP programs. 27% of tax examiners and 26% of revenue agents separated. Enforcement function faces up to 50% cuts through 2026. Critical revenue collection capacity compromised.
In a controversial 8-1 decision, the Supreme Court lifted lower court injunctions blocking the Trump administration’s mass firing plans, enabling reductions of up to 50% in 19 federal agencies. The ruling temporarily permits widespread federal workforce terminations, with Justice Ketanji Brown …
The Trump administration fired nearly all USAID employees by placing them on administrative leave, cutting the workforce from over 10,000 to 294 employees (97% reduction). The mass firing disrupted humanitarian programs globally and prompted lawsuits from the American Foreign Service Association. …
CNN tracked at least 128,709 federal workers laid off or targeted for layoffs by June 26, 2025. The New York Times reported over 58,500 confirmed cuts, 76,000 employee buyouts, and 149,000 other planned reductions totaling 12% of the 2.4 million civilian federal workforce. This represents the most …
Over 275,000 federal civil service layoffs announced by Trump/DOGE, not including contractors. CNN tracked 128,709 workers laid off/targeted by June 26. NYT tracked 58,500 confirmed cuts, 76,000 buyouts, 149,000 planned reductions (12% of 2.4M civilian workers). Government paying 154,000+ employees …
Department of Labor reported 59,000 federal jobs eliminated by June 2025 under DOGE initiative, with additional 154,000 employees (6% of 2.3 million civilian workforce) participating in deferred resignation program paying full salary and benefits through September 30, 2025 to accelerate exodus of …
The federal workforce was reduced by 59,000 employees in the first five months of 2025, with an additional 154,000 federal workers accepting the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), marking the largest single-year exodus of civil servants in nearly 80 years. This reduction aligns with the Trump …
Federal workforce reduced by 59,000 positions with additional 154,000 employees on paid administrative leave through deferred resignation program designed to accelerate exodus of career officials, implementing Project 2025’s government reduction goals. OMB Director Russell Vought explicitly …
The Trump administration has rapidly transformed the Securities and Exchange Commission through targeted staff reductions, with approximately 15% of staff already departed and plans for further contract cuts. The administration has implemented a $50,000 voluntary separation offer and imposed a …
TIGTA May 2025 report documents 25% IRS workforce reduction from 103,000 to 77,428 employees since Jan 2025. 25,386 separations via Deferred Resignation Program (DRP), terminations, RIFs. 27% of tax examiners, 26% of revenue agents departed. DRP required critical filing season staff work until May …
Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported DOGE actions caused 280,253 layoff plans across 27 federal agencies in first two months, making March layoffs third-highest ever recorded (275,240 total). Federal government announced 216,670 cuts in March alone, representing 80% of all U.S. layoff …
The Trump administration eliminated NASA’s Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy, the Office of the Chief Scientist, and its Diversity office, affecting 23 employees and raising concerns about potential SpaceX influence and reduced climate research capabilities
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. …
Challenger, Gray & Christmas data revealed 62,530 federal workers dismissed in first two months of 2025 - a 41,311% increase over 2024. Government layoffs accounted for most job cuts, driven by DOGE’s unprecedented federal workforce reduction targeting 75% cuts across 27 agencies. March …
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) demanded $4 million from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to fund 20 full-time positions tasked with implementing widespread federal workforce reductions. OPM was required to submit Reduction in Force (RIF) plans targeting approximately 70,000 …
President Trump signed a sweeping executive order establishing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, which mandates massive federal workforce reductions. The order requires agencies to hire only one new employee for every four who depart, with exemptions for military, …
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announces elimination of 72,000 VA jobs - 15% of workforce - claiming ’no cuts to benefits’ while targeting medical staff, claims processors, and mental health counselors serving 9 million veterans. ProPublica and PBS investigations reveal …
Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights division slashed from 550 to approximately 243 employees, leaving only 5 civil rights offices nationwide. Officials described this as making discrimination complaint resolution “virtually impossible.” Cuts part of Russell …