The Trump administration is expected to shed roughly 300,000 federal workers in 2025, Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor said Thursday.
This represents a 12.5% reduction in the federal workforce since January, with about 80% of departures expected to be voluntary and 20% involuntary.
The figure nearly doubles the 154,000 employees who accepted buyouts last month, and significantly exceeds the 5.9% voluntary attrition rate recorded in fiscal year 2023.
Kupor emphasised that he cannot directly order layoffs but must convince cabinet secretaries to align with his vision of a more efficient government.
Agencies will propose future cuts to the White House Budget Director Russ Vought as President Donald Trump prepares his next budget request to Congress. Headcount figures by agency will be published later by OPM.
The planned reductions continue Trump’s campaign to downsize the federal workforce, which he argues is bloated and inefficient.
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