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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The U.S. government has hired 50,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office, his top personnel official said, with the new staff largely in national security positions reflecting the administration's policy focus.
Just days after a deadly Manhattan shooting, the Trump administration is cutting New York City's anti-terrorism funding by $64 million, sparking backlash from state officials and raising security concerns.
A 77-year-old man and a 63-year-old woman were killed on Monday (4 May), after a man drove a car into a crowd on a pedestrianised street in the the eastern German city of Leipzig, authorities said.
Iran warned Armerican forces on Monday (4 May) not to enter the Strait of Hormuz, after the U.S. said it had launched a mission to try and reopen the sea passage. Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Minister said there was no military solution to the Middle East conflict.
Ukraine has launched a new wave of drone strikes on Sunday (3 May) across Russia, hitting key infrastructure and causing casualties in several regions, officials on both sides said.
Medics are working to evacuate two people with symptoms of the deadly respiratory illness, hantavirus, from a luxury cruise ship being held off West Africa, after three people died and several others fell ill, officials have said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to travel to the Vatican and Italy this week for a series of meetings, according to Italian media reports, in a visit that comes amid strained relations between Washington and parts of Europe and heightened tensions involving Pope Leo XIV.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will raise tariffs on cars and trucks imported from the European Union to 25% next week, up from the 15% level agreed last year, accusing the bloc of failing to comply with its trade commitments.
The decision by the United Arab Emirates to leave OPEC+ on 1 May has put renewed focus on one of the most influential groups in global energy - and how its decisions can shape oil prices worldwide.
The United Arab Emirates has said it's quitting OPEC from 1 May, dealing a major blow to the oil producers’ group and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, amid disruption caused by the Iran war.
As the Iran war disrupts global flows of oil and gas and energy prices skyrocket, the Drin River, which descends through the mountains of northern Albania, is acting as a kind of shield.
China has ordered Meta to unwind its more than $2 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence start-up Manus, marking a major escalation in Beijing’s scrutiny of foreign investment in sensitive technology sectors. The order was issued on Monday by the National Development and Reform Commission.
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