Overview
- OPM Director Scott Kupor updated totals to roughly 317,000 departures and 68,000 hires, exceeding his earlier estimates of 300,000 and 50,000.
- The revised figures indicate a substantial net reduction in civilian personnel this year.
- Reuters reported that the Department of Government Efficiency, which coordinated early cuts, was disbanded with months left in its mandate.
- Kupor said he and White House budget director Russ Vought are working to institutionalize DOGE's mission through other channels.
- Before this term, about 2.4 million people worked for the federal government, and early accounts describe workers concerned about displacement or retraining.