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What We Know About the Trump Administration’s Cuts to the Federal Work Force

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Confirmed cuts*At least49,110
Employees who took buyoutsAbout75,000
More planned reductionsAt least171,080

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Confirmed reduction so far, by agency

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[–><!–>Based on the latest available information, reductions could affect at least 12 percent of the 2.4 million civilian federal workers — a number that could grow as more of the agencies’ plans come into focus.–><!–>

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[–><!–>The so-called Department of Government Efficiency — created by executive order — has circumvented a Republican-controlled Congress, which has chosen not to check its authority. Still, it has been subject to frequent legal challenges, and many of those fired so far have been reinstated and put on paid leave, following court orders.–><!–>

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Agriculture

Reduction so far: 6%

U.S. Agency for International Development More than 99%
Voice of America (U.S. Agency for Global Media)More than 99%
Education 46%
Health and Human Services 16%
Energy 13%
Internal Revenue Service (Treasury)13%
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 12%
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Commerce)11%
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 10%
National Science Foundation 10%

Confirmed cuts*About5,700
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Reduction so far: 11%

Total planned reduction: 19%

Confirmed cuts*About800
Confirmed buyoutsAbout500
More planned reductionsMore than1,000

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Reduction so far: 12%

Total planned reduction: 64%

Confirmed cuts*At least210
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUp to900

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Defense

Reduction so far: 2%

Total planned reduction: 6%

Confirmed cuts*About10
Confirmed buyoutsAbout21,000
More planned reductionsUp to39,000

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Education

Reduction so far: 46%

Total planned reduction: 46%

Confirmed cuts*About1,380
Confirmed buyoutsAbout570
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Energy

Reduction so far: 13%

Confirmed cuts*Up to1,000
Confirmed buyoutsAbout1,000
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Environmental Protection Agency

Reduction so far: 3%

Total planned reduction: 10%

Confirmed cuts*At least560
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsAt least1,150

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Reduction so far: 10%

Confirmed cuts*About160
Confirmed buyoutsAbout500
More planned reductionsUnknown

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General Services Administration

Reduction so far: 3%

Confirmed cuts*At least360
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Health and Human Services

Reduction so far: 16%

Total planned reduction: 16%

Confirmed cuts*About13,250
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Homeland Security

Two ombudsman offices

Reduction so far: More than 99%

Confirmed cutsUp to160
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

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Reduction so far: More than 99%

Confirmed cuts*About150
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Federal Emergency Management Agency

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Reduction so far: 4%

Confirmed cutsAt least140
Confirmed buyoutsMore than800
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Transportation Security Administration

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Reduction so far: Less than 1%

Confirmed cutsAbout240
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Other Homeland Security agencies

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Confirmed cuts*About170
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Housing and Urban Development

Reduction so far: 4%

Total planned reduction: 14%

Confirmed cuts*At least310
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsAt least930

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Interior

Reduction so far: 3%

Confirmed cuts*About1,880
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Justice

Reduction so far: Less than 1%

Confirmed cuts*At least60
Confirmed buyoutsAt least80
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Labor

Reduction so far: 1%

Confirmed cuts*About170
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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NASA

Reduction so far: Less than 1%

Confirmed cutsAbout20
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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National Science Foundation

Reduction so far: 10%

Confirmed cuts*About170
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Small Business Administration

Reduction so far: 5%

Total planned reduction: 46%

Confirmed cuts*About300
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsAbout2,700

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Social Security Administration

Reduction so far: Less than 1%

Total planned reduction: 12%

Confirmed cutsAt least190
Confirmed buyoutsAt least20
More planned reductionsAbout7,000

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State

Reduction so far: Less than 1%

Confirmed cutsAbout60
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Transportation

Reduction so far: 1%

Confirmed cuts*About780
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Reduction so far: 13%

Total planned reduction: 50%

Confirmed cuts*About7,320
Confirmed buyoutsUp to5,000
More planned reductionsUp to37,500

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Other Treasury Department agencies

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Confirmed cuts*About300
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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U.S. Agency for Global Media

Voice of America

Reduction so far: More than 99%

Total planned reduction: More than 99%

Confirmed cutsAbout1,300
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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U.S. Agency for International Development

Reduction so far: More than 99%

Total planned reduction: More than 99%

Confirmed cuts*About10,000
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUnknown

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Veterans Affairs

Reduction so far: Less than 1%

Total planned reduction: 17%

Confirmed cuts*About1,960
Confirmed buyoutsUnknown
More planned reductionsUp to80,900

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Notes and Methodology

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[–><!–>Confirmed cuts: The number of federal workers who have been sent termination notices, fired, laid off, placed on administrative leave, sent home or who were told to halt work, regardless of subsequent reinstatements because of court order or agency reversals.–><!–>

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[–><!–>Confirmed buyouts: In February, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management said that about 75,000 workers across departments had accepted deferred resignation offers. Confirmed buyouts shown here do not reflect that entire total, and they are shown only when information about the number of buyouts at a particular agency level is known.–><!–>

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[–><!–>More planned reductions: Can include a combination of buyouts, firings and layoffs. In some cases, the breakdown between the three categories was not specified.–><!–>

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[–><!–>To determine the amount of the proposed reduction in each agency or subagency’s work force, The Times compiled these numbers into a database alongside data on agency size, as of September 2024, from the O.P.M. database on federal employment. More recent numbers on agency sizes were used where available.–><!–>

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