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Posted on 03/11/2026 4:28:37 PM PDT by cotton1706
The U.S. federal civilian workforce shrank by 12% from 2024 to January 2026, data from the Office of Personnel Management showed, reflecting the Trump administration's efforts to slash government agencies' headcount.
The departments with the biggest workforce cuts during this period were Agriculture (-27.6%), Treasury (-24%), and Health and Human Services (-19.5%).
On the other hand, the Department of Homeland Security — which handles President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown — saw a small uptick in its workforce (+0.4%).
A majority of federal employees who left their jobs did so through voluntary resignations or early retirements.
These figures may change as several lawsuits are challenging federal layoffs. In some cases, judges ordered agencies to rehire certain employees, like those fired during last year's government shutdown.
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Only ONE got it done!
Yet spending continues to rise.
A good start.
Ain’t good enough.
Excepting the Military and Coast guard, we could eliminate half the federal workforce and we wouldn’t notice it.
“Yet spending continues to rise.”
Well, there are always “Contractors”....
Double it. Then double that.
It’s a start, but only a start. Still, at least for the first time in my lifetime things have moved in the right direction.
Good start.
good start, now lets see if we can beat it this year
“Yet spending continues to rise.”
And the debt that goes with it.
We’ve been waiting for this accomplishment from every Republican president since Nixon.
Only ONE got it done!
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Exactly,
Finally, a Republican President who isn’t growing the Federal executive bureaucracies. What is the rhetoric from the permanent unhappy FR crowd?
Answer: It’s not enough, spending is still going up.
My comeback: “Great, let’s take a look at your Socialist Security & Medicare payouts.”(Medicare is socialized medicine BTW.)
“Are you Game?”
Only 12%? Musk fired about 80% of Twitter’s employees after acquiring the company, with almost no effect on the operation.
😁😁😁😁😁😁 I voted for THIS!
12% is a start. When it hits 50% I’ll be happy and there will be noticeable change in how government runs...may even be more efficient.
My hope is that it was only the worthless deadbeats that were removed, not the competent and ambitious employees.
But I doubt that was the case.
Patience, grasshopper.
Deep State was never going to be delenda est overnight.
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