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.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has raised its forecast for the rapid emergence of a strong El Niño, warning the climate pattern is likely to drive higher global temperatures and intensify extreme weather in the months ahead.
India is investigating a data breach at Tata Electronics that exposed sensitive documents linked to Apple's unreleased iPhone 18 Pro, marking the government's first public comments on the incident.
International politicians and religious leaders have paid respects to Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei throughout the day, ahead of his six day funeral ceremony which begins on Saturday. His casket is currently on display at the Iman Khomeini Grand Mosalla in Tehran.
President Donald Trump said Iran is keen to reach a deal with the United States, claiming Washington had paused engagement to allow funeral ceremonies for late Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Germany has requested urgent talks with China's ambassador following reports that Chinese authorities trained Russian soldiers, adding fresh strain to relations between Beijing and Europe amid the war in Ukraine.
European carmakers have urged the European Union to make sure new “Made in EU” rules do not put existing investments in Türkiye and Morocco at risk.
Microsoft is expected to announce a new round of job cuts as early as next week as the technology giant looks to reduce costs, according to reports.
A Swedish court has ordered Alphabet-owned Google to pay about $1.5 billion in antitrust damages to price comparison platform PriceRunner, in one of Europe's largest competition-related awards against a major technology company.
U.S. President Donald Trump earned more than $1bn from cryptocurrency-related business ventures last year, according to his mandatory 2025 financial disclosure.
Rocket Lab has agreed to acquire Iridium Communications in an $8 billion deal, giving the space company a global satellite communications network and accelerating its expansion beyond launch services. The acquisition marks a major step in its ambition to become a fully integrated space business.
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