Uncle Sam just got a serious trim, with the largest single-year cut to the federal workforce since World War II happening under President Donald Trump’s watch.
By the end of 2025, the U.S. government will slash 300,000 civilian federal jobs, dropping the total from 2.4 million to 2.1 million, thanks largely to the Trump-inspired Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), as Breitbart reports.
This isn’t just a tweak — it’s a 12.5% gut punch to a workforce that hovered around 2.3 million before the cuts began.
Behind the numbers
Let’s break it down: 80% of these reductions come from federal workers taking buyouts or joining a program that paid them to find new gigs elsewhere.
The other 20%? They got the pink slip, plain and simple.
While some might cry “heartless,” the reality is that many were given a softer landing than expected in today’s cutthroat economy.
DOGE takes charge of cuts
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, is the muscle behind this historic downsizing, flexing its power to streamline a bloated bureaucracy.
Specific agencies felt the heat hard — USAID was completely dismantled, sending 10,000 employees packing.
Meanwhile, over at Health and Human Services, more than 20,000 either took buyouts or were shown the door, and the IRS bid farewell to about 7,300 staffers.
Leadership with a private sector edge
Steering this ship is Scott Kupor, the new director of the Office of Personnel Management — think of it as the HR hub for the feds — confirmed to his post in July 2025.
Kupor, a former managing partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, brings a private-sector mindset to a government often criticized for inefficiency.
“I think the team… did as much as they could to be appropriately generous,” Kupor told WTOP, reflecting on the buyout packages.
Balancing cuts with compassion
Now, let’s not pretend this is all rosy — Kupor himself admitted the human toll, saying, “I recognize… we’re talking about very serious things.”
He added, “And look… that is a difficult thing for people to live through,” in a TV interview, showing at least some awareness of the families and communities hit by these layoffs.
But let’s be real: while empathy is nice, a leaner government has been a long-standing promise of conservatives tired of endless red tape and waste—sometimes, tough calls are the only way forward.
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Author: Mae Slater
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