federal job cuts

Washington D.C., February 17, 2025– President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk have fired more than 9,500 federal employees as part of their campaign to reduce U.S. bureaucracy. The move affects workers across key departments, including Interior, Energy, Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Health and Human Services.Mass Layoffs and BuyoutsThe Trump administration confirmed that about 75,000 workers have also accepted buyout packages to voluntarily leave their positions. This accounts for 3% of the 2.3 million-person civilian workforce.Workers impacted include probationary employees with limited employment protections. Among them, nearly 3,400 recent hires at the U.S. Forest Service and 1,000 National Park…